Well Speedy, what were the valid reasons why Clinton, Bush and Obama kicking the NK nuclear threat down the road? What do “learned” people say about this? Back to Israel. The Israelis have considered Jerusalem their capital for ever. The world knows this. Arabs also live there. They know it. This is a formality. Trump acknowledged what everyone already knows. He did not move the embassy yet. The US built a very large building in Jerusalem a couple years ago. It’s called the consulate. He could have changed the name to US Embassy today. Embassies are usually located in a countries capital. But Trump says it might take a couple years to move the embassy there. Maybe Trump will use this as a bargaining chip during the peace talks when they take place. Who knows. But one things certain, no POTUS has achieved peace in the Middle East. A learned person will tell you doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is a sign of insanity. Just like North Korea. Originally Posted by bambinothe consulate building is new. it was built in 2010. I think it was meant to house embassy personnel when the time came.
the embassy staff can be moved to that building whereas the consulate staff can move to Tel Aviv.