Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 13 May 2018, 05:15 pm Print
Jerusalem: Senior White House advisers, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, have arrived in Israel's capital Jerusalem on Sunday, ahead of the inauguration of the new US embassy in the country.
The opening will take place on Monday.
US president Donald Trump, who moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, however, will not be present during the ceremony.
His decision to move the embassy, which was taken last year, angered Palestine.
"A small interim embassy will open inside the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem on Monday, while a larger site will be found later when the rest of the embassy moves from Tel Aviv," a BBC report read.
Speaking about her involvement, Ivanka tweeted, "I am honored to join the delegation representing @POTUS, his Admin & the American people at this momentous ceremony commemorating the opening of our new US Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel. We will pray for the boundless potential of the US-Israel alliance & we will pray for peace."
On Saturday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President Donald Trump for keeping his promise and recognising Jerusalem as Isarel's capital.
"Thank you President Trump for keeping your promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move your embasssy here," his tweet read.
Breaking years of US neutrality on Jerusalem, Donald Trump announced his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, thus going out of sync with most nations on the issue.
Image: twitter.com/usembassyjlm
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