...... .Jerusalem.- Ivanka Trump, on behalf of his father, US President Donald Trump, together with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, unveiled on Monday the plaque that inaugurated the US Embassy before Israel in Jerusalem , in a historic ceremony
"On behalf of the 45th President of the United States of America, we officially welcome you, for the first time, at the United States Embassy here in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel," Ivanka told the guests at the new diplomatic headquarters in the neighborhood. of Arnona, in the western zone.
The United States anthem and that country's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, began the reception, which began at 4:00 p.m. local time, at the same time that the State of Israel declared 70 years ago in Tel Aviv today.
"Today we open the United States embassy in Jerusalem, Israel," the diplomat said in front of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin; the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the US delegation headed by Under Secretary of State John Sullivan, which includes Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
The United States became the first country on Monday to have its embassy before Israel in Jerusalem since 2006, after the countries were withdrawn when the international community asked for it by the Israeli annexation in 1980 of the occupied Palestine, not internationally recognized.
"Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to determine its own capital," said Donald Trump himself, who wanted to participate in the ceremony through a video message.
"Our greatest hope is peace, and the United States is committed to peace in the Middle East, and to the fulfillment of the 'status quo' in Jerusalem," Trump said, insisting on his support for a lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians.
"Thank you, Trump, for having the courage to keep your promises," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the last to take the stage, decorated with large US and Israeli flags.
"Moving the embassy to Jerusalem is, first and foremost, a recognition of reality," but also, "a step to promote peace in the city, in the region and around the world," said the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States. John Sullivan, convinced that the US Embassy is a "tribute to peace."
Hundreds of people are concentrated in the vicinity of the new embassy in two separate demonstrations, one in favor and the other against this historic decision.
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