Should US Embassy in Israel Be in Tel Aviv or in Jerusalem?
Should US Embassy in Israel Be in Tel Aviv or in Jerusalem?Answer: The United States Embassy in Israel, like the overwhelming majority of other nations’ embassies, is located in Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city by size and population. (Jerusalem would be larger on both counts only if Arab East Jerusalem, which Israel occupies illegally, is included.) The United States has never had its Embassy in Jerusalem because Jerusalem has never been the internationally recognized capital of Israel. Nor has Israel signed a “final-status” peace agreement with Palestinians settling the issue of Jerusalem. American policy has been clear to date: the embassy is not to move to Jerusalem until such a final-status agreement is signed. US Congress’ 1995 Law Calling for Relocation to Jerusalem In 1995, U.S. Sen. Robert Dole, the Kansas Republican, joined by 76 co-sponsors in the 100-member Senate, wrote a bill calling for the relocati
