Monday, 14 May 2018 ()
Amid hightened tension, at a high-profile ceremony on Monday, the US Government opened its new Embassy in Jerusalem. "Seventy years after President Truman recognized the State of Israel, today we are proud and excited to open the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel," US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said at the dedication ceremony. In an unprecedented gesture,