Israeli envoy urges Trump to move embassy
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The Israeli ambassador to the United States is urging the incoming Trump administration to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Trump and his nominee for US ambassador to Israel have pledged to move the embassy. But previous Republican presidents have made that promise without following through.
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer says it would be a "great step forward" for peace. He tells a Hanukkah reception at the Israeli embassy in Washington that it would send a "strong message against delegitimization of Israel."
The US and nearly every other country have their embassies in Tel Aviv. Israel considers Jerusalem its capital, but Palestinians claim part of Jerusalem as the capital for a future Palestinian state.
US presidents have repeatedly waived a law requiring the embassy to be moved.
