Donald Trump has postponed moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, avoiding a provocative step as he tries to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who welcomed Mr Trump to the city last week, expressed disappointment at the delay but made clear he still values the US President’s support.
And the Palestinian leadership was relieved by a decision they said “gives peace a chance”. On the campaign trail Mr Trump repeatedly pledged that he would shift the embassy from Tel Aviv to the city claimed as capital both by Israel and its Palestinian neighbours and he appointed a US ambassador who shares this goal.
But since coming to office in January, Mr Trump has met Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Washington and during a visit to the region last week and has committed himself to seeking a long-elusive final peace deal between them.
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