{"id":8184,"date":"2018-05-14T22:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=8184"},"modified":"2018-05-14T22:25:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:25:10","slug":"us-opens-new-embassy-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/us-opens-new-embassy-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"US opens new Embassy in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8185\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/US-Embassy.jpg\" alt=\"US Embassy\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" \/>The US officially opened its deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy on Monday in a ceremony that included a video address by President Donald Trump.<br \/>\nTrump told the ceremony that the United States remained committed to reaching a lasting Middle East peace though the move of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has provoked outrage.<br \/>\nA plaque and seal was unveiled at the ceremony officially opening the embassy.<br \/>\nEarlier in the day, violent clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip&#8217;s border, leaving at least 55 Palestinians dead from Israeli fire and thousands wounded in the conflict&#8217;s bloodiest day in years.<br \/>\nTens of thousands had gathered near the border in protest while smaller numbers of stone-throwing Palestinians approached the fence and sought to break through, with Israeli snipers positioned on the other side.<br \/>\nUS ambassador to Israel David Friedman also spoke at the ceremony in Jerusalem and Trump was given a standing ovation when he mentioned him.<br \/>\nFriedman referred to the embassy&#8217;s location as &#8220;Jerusalem, Israel&#8221; drawing wild applause.<br \/>\nUS Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan led the Washington delegation at the inauguration that also included Trump&#8217;s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, both White House aides, as well as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.<br \/>\nSome 800 guests were attending the ceremony.<br \/>\nJerusalem&#8217;s status is perhaps the thorniest issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br \/>\nIsrael considers the entire city its capital, while the Palestinians see east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/us-opens-new-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US officially opened its deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy on Monday in a ceremony that included a video address by President Donald Trump. 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