Mike Pence Says U.S. Embassy Will Open in Jerusalem Next Year
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Mike Pence Says U.S. Embassy Will Open in Jerusalem Next Year
He said the United States would support a two-state solution "if both sides agree." During a meeting with Mr. Pence before the speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said, "This is the first time
that I stand here where both leaders can say those three words: ‘Israel’s capital Jerusalem,’ " Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
He has called Mr. Trump’s Jerusalem declaration "a slap in the face." Saeb Erekat, the chief negotiator for the Palestinians, said
that Mr. Pence’s "messianic discourse" was "a gift to extremists." "His message to the rest of the world is clear: violate international law & resolutions and the US will reward you," he said, according to his office’s Twitter account.
The Israeli defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, wrote on Twitter
that the speech "carried a message of hope for all people in the region." In a statement on her Facebook page, Israel’s culture minister, Miri Regev, called Mr. Pence "a very welcome guest here" and thanked him and Mr. Trump for endorsing the Israeli claim to Jerusalem and for cutting funding for the United Nations agency.
Mr. Pence’s statement, made to the Israeli Parliament during a trip to the Holy Land, follows President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month, a move
that overturned decades of American policy and international consensus on the status of the holy city.
22, 2018
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday that a new United States Embassy to Israel would open in Jerusalem before the end of 2019.
In recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Mr. Trump endorsed the Israeli position, but has said
that the embassy’s move to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv should not hamper peace talks.
He said the United States would support a two-state solution "if both sides agree." During a meeting with Mr. Pence before the speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said, "This is the first time
that I stand here where both leaders can say those three words: ‘Israel’s capital Jerusalem,’ " Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
He has called Mr. Trump’s Jerusalem declaration "a slap in the face." Saeb Erekat, the chief negotiator for the Palestinians, said
that Mr. Pence’s "messianic discourse" was "a gift to extremists." "His message to the rest of the world is clear: violate international law & resolutions and the US will reward you," he said, according to his office’s Twitter account.
The Israeli defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, wrote on Twitter
that the speech "carried a message of hope for all people in the region." In a statement on her Facebook page, Israel’s culture minister, Miri Regev, called Mr. Pence "a very welcome guest here" and thanked him and Mr. Trump for endorsing the Israeli claim to Jerusalem and for cutting funding for the United Nations agency.
Mr. Pence’s statement, made to the Israeli Parliament during a trip to the Holy Land, follows President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month, a move
that overturned decades of American policy and international consensus on the status of the holy city.
22, 2018
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday that a new United States Embassy to Israel would open in Jerusalem before the end of 2019.
In recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Mr. Trump endorsed the Israeli position, but has said
that the embassy’s move to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv should not hamper peace talks.