Trump keeps US embassy in Tel Aviv for another 6 months

US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed the waiver overriding a 1995 law that mandates the transfer of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, thus delaying the relocation for another six months. A White House source said that the president is committed to his promise during the election campaign to move the embassy to Jerusalem, but he believes that now is not the appropriate time. The source added that no timetable has been set for the transfer.

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