Trump Doubles Down on Jerusalem Embassy Promise; City’s Mayor Welcomes Him With Open Arms

President-elect Donald Trump reassured supporters on Tuesday that he does not intend to go back on his campaign promise to move the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying, “You know that I am not a person who breaks promises.”
100 House Republicans to Trump: Move Embassy to Jerusalem ‘as Soon as You Take Office’

“Moving the embassy will strengthen the unique alliance between Israel and the United States and send a clear message to the world that we support Israel in recognizing Jerusalem as its eternal capital,” reads the letter.
CUFI Storms Washington to Push Pro-Israel Legislation and Strengthen Trump Ties

Pro-Israel Evangelical group Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is sending hundreds of members to Washington, DC this week in order to influence Israel policies being debated on Capitol Hill.
Trump Team Scouting Jerusalem Locations for US Embassy: Report

Trump’s transition team has already begun the planning stages of moving the embassy, including scouting locations in the capital.
Obama Vetoes Jerusalem Embassy for Last Time

Citing security concerns, US President Barack Obama vetoed for final time the law to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Trump Camp Quietly Walks Back Promises to Move Embassy to Jerusalem, Dismantle Iran Deal

A top foreign policy adviser to President-elect Donald Trump indicated Thursday that some of the hard-line promises the controversial candidate made during his presidential campaign would be re-tooled and softened in the implementation stage.
US Embassy Accidentally Sends “Settlement” Wine as Rosh Hashana Gift

The United States embassy in Tel Aviv accidentally sent out bottles of wine made in Judea and Samaria as part of an annual holiday gift package to a number of Israeli organizations, including leftist groups.
Obama Memorandum Suspends Jerusalem Embassy Act Yet Again

Obama renewed a presidential waiver that would delay the relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for another six months.
Trump Announces that in a First for the US, He Would Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over Jerusalem

Frontrunner Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed that if elected, he will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Iranians Mark US Embassy Siege with ‘Death to American’ and ‘Down With Israel’ Chants

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus: ‘There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the king’s laws; therefore it profiteth not the king to suffer them. If it please the king, […]