Jared Kushner: President Trump Has Not Decided Yet On Moving US Embassy In Israel

Reuters: Trump still weighing whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Kushner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on whether to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Sunday, a move that would break with decades of U.S. policy and could fuel violence in the Middle East.

“He’s still looking at a lot of different facts, and then when he makes his decision, he’ll be the one to want to tell you, not me,” Kushner said at an annual conference on U.S. policy in the Middle East organized by the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington.

A senior administration official said last week that Trump could make the announcement on Wednesday.

Kushner is leading Trump’s efforts to restart long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, efforts that so far have shown little progress.

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Update #1: Kushner: Trump hasn’t decided yet on moving US embassy in Israel (The Hill)
Update #2: Kushner: Trump still undecided on Israel's capital (ABC News/AP)

WNU Editor: According to Axios, the decision has already been made .... Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday (Axios).

The opposition (and threats) to this move are rising ....

Top PLO Official: Trump Will Sow an Ethnic Conflict if He Declares Jerusalem to Be Israel's Capital -- Haaretz
Hamas threatens new 'intifada' over US moves on Jerusalem -- France 24
Abbas warns world leaders over Trump's recognition of Jerusalem -- The Guardian
Palestinian and Arab League warn US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital -- DW
Palestinian minister calls for emergency meeting of Arab League over Jerusalem -- The Jerusalem Post
Jordan begins diplomatic offensive ahead of Trump move on Jerusalem -- Reuters

Update: I am doubtful that this will happen .... Arab states will likely cave if US declares Jerusalem Israel's capital (Jerusalem Post).