On Monday, the White House released a statement regarding the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem that seemed to pass under the radar, but implied a significant difference from previous history, acknowledging that Jerusalem is a part of Israel. The White House statement read, “President Donald J. Trump today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the State of Israel to attend the opening of the United States Embassy on May 14, 2018, in Jerusalem, Israel.”
To the uniformed observer, this would seem an innocuous enough statement, but acknowledging Jerusalem is in Israel is something the U.S. State Department has refused to do for decades.
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