U.S. to Open Jerusalem Embassy as Palestinians Protest Move
- Palestinians say Trump’s move destroyed U.S. role as mediator
- U.S. delegation includes Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Mnuchin
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One of President Donald Trump’s most contentious foreign policy projects, the inauguration of a U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, will be carried out Monday even as peace in the Middle East seems more elusive than ever.
Trump, who vowed to move the embassy from Tel Aviv during his campaign, is to address invitees to the designation ceremony via video conference. Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan are among the U.S. delegation.