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The United States plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on May 14, Steven Goldstein, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy said Friday. The date is known as Israeli Independence Day to Israelis, and as the Naqba, or catastrophe, to Palestinians.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson approved a security plan for "a facility" in Jerusalem Thursday evening, Goldstein said. "We're looking at that as a possible date but safety of the Marines and other people who visit and work there is primary."
The plan is for the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, to move his office and a small staff of four or five people to a building known as The Diplomat Hotel, which the State Department bought in 2014, according to Israeli media. Residents in the building's Arnona neighborhood have noticed workmen delivering crates and furniture to there in recent weeks, according to Reshet TV of Israel.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/23/reports-u-s-move-israels-embassy-jerusalem-may-14/366672002/
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