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US Embassy will move to Jerusalem in May

President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017. U.S. officials said Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, that the U.S. Embassy will move to Jerusalem in May, much earlier than previously announced. (Evan Vucci/AP, File)
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The Associated Press
February 23, 2018 - 8:05 am
 

WASHINGTON — Two Trump administration officials said the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will open in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel declaring independence.

The officials said Congress was being notified of the impending move on Friday. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signed off on the security plan for the new embassy on Thursday.

The officials weren’t authorized to discuss the plan publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

A ribbon-cutting is being planned for mid-May. Israel proclaimed independence on May 14, 1948.

The May opening marks a significant acceleration. Vice President Mike Pence had said previously the embassy would open by the end of 2019. And Tillerson had said it could take years.

Initially, the embassy will consist of just a few offices inside an existing U.S. facility in Jerusalem.

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