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P-42KeptForeign policy and defense

Move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

What happened

The embassy opened in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018, in an existing U.S. consular building. Palestinians and European allies criticized the move; dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed in Gaza that day.

Sources

  1. PolitiFact, May 2018politifact.comhttps://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/386319/move-us-embassy-tel-aviv-jerusalem/article/386327/ #307

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