Washington DC - The White House ensures US President Donald Trump will not attend the opening of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem. Trump had previously suggested that he might attend the opening.
In a recent announcement on Monday (7/5) local time, the White House announced that a presidential delegation would be sent to Israel to attend the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14.
The delegation, called the White House, will be headed by US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.
Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who are senior White House advisers, were also included in the delegation's entourage. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will also be present at the opening.
The White House announcement confirms that Trump will not travel to Israel next week to attend the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
A few days ago, Trump told a White House reporter that he might have attended the opening of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem.
The opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14 will coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israeli independence. The establishment of Israel as a country 7 decades ago, or on May 14, 1948, is considered by the Palestinians as Nakba or catastrophe. At that time, more than 750,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes in what is now occupied by Israel.
Trump's statement in recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the intention to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in December 2017, reap the world's criticism.
Meanwhile, on Monday (7/5) local time, a signpost for the US Embassy in Jerusalem began to be installed. The white signposts were inscribed with 'US Embassy'.
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