The United States has signed an agreement with Israel to construct a new permanent embassy compound in Jerusalem, reinforcing Washington’s diplomatic presence in the city.
Speaking at the signing ceremony held at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the project reflects Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and marks a long-term commitment to its diplomatic mission in the country.
“We are going to plant our American flag on the soil of Jerusalem with a permanent, brand-new embassy compound that will serve as the center of our diplomatic activities in Israel,” Huckabee said.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the agreement, describing it as another demonstration of the “unbreakable alliance” between Israel and the United States.
The new embassy complex will be built at the Allenby compound in southern Jerusalem. The United States relocated its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018 after then-President Donald Trump recognized the city as Israel’s capital in December 2017.
The move remains internationally contentious, as the status of Jerusalem is one of the central issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Israel considers the city its undivided capital.
Israeli rights organization Adalah criticized the planned construction, arguing that the selected site is located on land confiscated from Palestinian owners under Israel’s 1950 Absentees’ Property Law, describing the project as reinforcing a long-standing historical injustice.
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