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    Trump administration to open US Embassy in Jerusalem in May

    by Tracy Wilkinson and Noga Tarnopolsky, Tribune Washington Bureau Feb 23, 2018 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Accelerating controversial plans, the Trump administration will open a small U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence, a State Department official said Friday.

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson approved preliminary security plans for a limited contingent, including the ambassador, David Friedman, and a skeleton staff, to move into a section of the American Consulate in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem, said Steven Goldstein, the under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs.

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