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U.S. opens embassy in Jerusalem for Israel’s 70th anniversary

By Jordi Bou

May 14, 2018 - The United States will open a new embassy to fulfill President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The new mission will be temporarily housed in American consular offices within a diplomatic compound that was built on disputed territory.

The opening of the embassy will coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, which is preceded by a day that Palestinians
call the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, of their displacement in the 1948-49 Arab-Israel war.

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PUBLISHED: 08/03/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images, Satellite imagery via Planet
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