President Bush delays moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem - Haaretz

Last update - 22:24 18/12/2006

President Bush delays moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem

By Reuters

President George W. Bush has delayed for another six months moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, citing national security interests, the White House said on Monday.

Congress enacted legislation in 1995 calling for the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem, but the president can postpone the move every six months due to national security interests. The waiver has been used every six months since the law was passed.

Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War and annexed it in a move not recognized internationally. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, while Israel considers the entire city as its capital.

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There are no embassies in Jerusalem. El Salvador and Costa Rica were the last countries to transfer their embassies to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, announcing their decisions in August.

"My administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem," Bush said in a memorandum to the secretary of state dated Dec. 15.

"Moving our embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem now would complicate our ability to help Israelis and Palestinians advance toward peace and the president's two-state vision," a White House official said on condition of anonymity.

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1.	In the name of security interests?!	22:42	\|	Eli	18/12/06

2.	President Bush delays moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem	22:56	\|	n_erber	18/12/06

3.	More B.S. from a man who walked in it...	23:00	\|	Butch ben Yok	18/12/06

4.	Every six months	23:00	\|	Axel	18/12/06

5.	Hypocrisy	23:06	\|	Yonatan	18/12/06

6.	A CLUELESS DECIDER...	23:20	\|	MIKE KATZ	18/12/06

7.	#3 response-bush knows what you know not!!	23:22	\|	ballistic	18/12/06

8.	Israel say good buy to US aid	23:30	\|	hello	18/12/06

9.	Finally a wise (un)move	23:35	\|	Paul	18/12/06

10.	Jerusalem, Capital of Israel, CopyCat Capital of Others!	23:40	\|	Lavi	18/12/06

11.	Yonatan	23:46	\|	Axel	18/12/06

12.	Yonatan	23:53	\|	Axel	18/12/06

13.	To Yonatan	00:00	\|	Philippe	19/12/06

14.	Yonatan	00:03	\|	Axel	19/12/06

15.	#2Conveniently citing UN resoloutions	00:09	\|	* BEN JABO	19/12/06

16.	#5	00:10	\|	yuval	19/12/06

17.	kenora	00:12	\|	wh	19/12/06

18.	Just Another Chilly Indication...	00:12	\|	Roy Bean	19/12/06

19.	The presidente is right	00:14	\|	David King	19/12/06

20.	Embassy should be moved to NYC	00:19	\|	D	19/12/06

21.	Response to Yonatan	00:23	\|	ballistic	19/12/06

22.	WHY NOT DECLARE TEL AVIV THE DIPLOMATIC CAPITAL	00:23	\|	paul harris	19/12/06

23.	#4 Axel is concerned about 6 months	00:23	\|	* BEN JABO	19/12/06

24.	Two Nations Aint Bad - Aint Good, Either	00:29	\|	Roy Bean	19/12/06

25.	Biased Reuters	00:43	\|	Steven	19/12/06

26.	Embassy To West Jerusalem	00:47	\|	Charlie	19/12/06

27.	President GW Bush is right	00:50	\|	Justicier	19/12/06

28.	#4 AND AXEL THE DELUSION HAS LASTED 39 YEARS SO FAR	00:52	\|	paul harris	19/12/06

29.	#8 AND BRAINY WHO IS GOING TO SUBSIDISE US ARMS INDUSTRY	00:54	\|	paul harris	19/12/06

30.	#16 - yuval: East/West-Jerusalem	01:11	\|	Eli	19/12/06

31.	if jerusalem is the capital of israel...	01:28	\|	cris	19/12/06

32.	Jerusalem should be what it was intended. International.	01:37	\|	Guy From NYC	19/12/06

33.	Six Day War	01:59	\|	Steve	19/12/06

34.	If they want another Intifada, the US should move it now ! LOL	02:05	\|	Yanke-love-it	19/12/06

35.	paul harris # 29 LOL	02:22	\|	Roy Bean	19/12/06

36.	ballistic in henderson nv	02:35	\|	KT	19/12/06

37.	Move all embassies to Jerusalem	03:00	\|	Dave	19/12/06

38.	Waivers already written up for the next 50 years	03:15	\|	Pablo B	19/12/06

39.	ROY BEAN	04:37	\|	TOBIA	19/12/06

40.	#32 Never International	04:44	\|	TOBIA	19/12/06

41.	No embassies in Jerusalem -Roy Bean	04:57	\|	wibism	19/12/06

42.	Dave in Toronto	04:59	\|	wibism	19/12/06

43.	#32 Where was it mandated as "International"??	06:14	\|	* BEN JABO	19/12/06

44.	#27 Justicier - "President GW Bush is right	06:22	\|	* BEN JABO	19/12/06

45.	moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem	09:45	\|	Ayyub Al-Masri	19/12/06

46.	Ayyub Al-Masri	12:25	\|	Yosemite Sam	19/12/06

47.	to Yonatan & Yosemite Sam	18:56	\|	jouflu	19/12/06

48.	#32--"who cares what a 2000yr old bible---	19:12	\|	Martha	19/12/06

49.	Bluff and bluster--to Yosemite Sam	19:27	\|	Martha	19/12/06

50.	To Martha #49	22:12	\|	Geoff	19/12/06

51.	#50 Well said Geoff ! I agree 100%	23:15	\|	Sara	19/12/06

52.	Embassy needs to move, but to J`lem?? I think not	23:23	\|	Sara	19/12/06

53.	gre2375	02:21	\|	Grigoriy Mendelson	20/12/06

54.	To Geoff and Sara	06:45	\|	Martha	20/12/06

55.	Santa Claus	12:37	\|	Santa Claus	16/05/07