Prospect Of U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem Worries Leaders In Middle East And Beyond : Parallels : NPR
President Trump  appears poised to overturn decades of U.S. policy on one of the world's most delicate geopolitical spots: Jerusalem.
 Trump  phoned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday and notified him about his "intention" to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem  according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
A Palestinian official told  NPR Trump  did not clarify when such a move would take place but promised Abbas he would soon present a proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
The White House says  Trump  will announce  his  decision on the embassy's location in the coming days.
 Trump 's evangelical and pro-Israel supporters have been pushing him to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem  symbolically endorsing Israel's control over parts of the city that Israel captured in 1967 and that Palestinians demand for a future capital.
The  Trump  administration has said the question of moving the embassy was not a matter of if  but when.
If  Trump  moves forward on  his  vow  it will be a major reversal of long-standing U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. has long said the status of Jerusalem should be resolved in peace talks. No country in the world bases its embassy in the city  to avoid taking sides.
Successive American presidents have signed waivers deferring a congressional act calling for the embassy to be moved.  Trump  signed such a waiver in June  saying  he  wanted to give U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts a chance to succeed.
But in recent days  U.S. officials indicated  Trump  was considering moving the embassy or announcing formal U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
"Mr. Trump! Jerusalem is a red line for Muslims " Erdogan said in televised remarks.
[TGT] appears poised to overturn decades of U.S. policy on one of the world's most delicate geopolitical spots: Jerusalem.
  [TGT] phoned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday and notified him about his "intention" to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem  according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
A Palestinian official told   [TGT] did not clarify when such a move would take place but promised Abbas he would soon present a proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
The White House says   [TGT] will announce  his  decision on the embassy's location in the coming days.
  [TGT]  's evangelical and pro-Israel supporters have been pushing him to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem  symbolically endorsing Israel's control over parts of the city that Israel captured in 1967 and that Palestinians demand for a future capital.
The   [TGT] administration has said the question of moving the embassy was not a matter of if  but when.
If   [TGT] moves forward on  his  vow  it will be a major reversal of long-standing U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. has long said the status of Jerusalem should be resolved in peace talks. No country in the world bases its embassy in the city  to avoid taking sides.
Successive American presidents have signed waivers deferring a congressional act calling for the embassy to be moved.   [TGT] signed such a waiver in June  saying   [TGT]   wanted to give U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts a chance to succeed.
But in recent days  U.S. officials indicated   [TGT] was considering moving the embassy or announcing formal U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
"Mr. Trump! Jerusalem is a red line for Muslims " Erdogan said in televised remarks.