U.S., Israel Sign Jerusalem Embassy Lease After 8-Year Push
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 1
U.S., Israel Sign Jerusalem Embassy Lease After 8-Year Push
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 1
Summary
The agreement designates land at Jerusalem’s Allenby military base for a permanent U.S. embassy, replacing the current mission operating from the former U.S. Consulate building since 2018.
Eight years after Washington recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the embassy from Tel Aviv, the lease marks the latest step in entrenching that policy.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar signed the deal at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, with Huckabee calling it a historic expansion of the U.S. presence in Jerusalem.
The move reinforces U.S.-Israel ties while further cementing Jerusalem’s contested status at the center of American diplomatic policy toward Israel.