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| Jerusalem embassy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive for Monday opening | Jerusalem embassy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive for Monday opening |
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| US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, have arrived in Israel ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. | US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, have arrived in Israel ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. |
| The couple - both senior White House advisers - will attend the ceremony. Mr Trump himself will not be there. | The couple - both senior White House advisers - will attend the ceremony. Mr Trump himself will not be there. |
| His decision to move operations from Tel Aviv angered Palestinians. | His decision to move operations from Tel Aviv angered Palestinians. |
| The plan was brought forward to coincide with the state of Israel's 70th anniversary. | The plan was brought forward to coincide with the state of Israel's 70th anniversary. |
| Israel regards Jerusalem as its "eternal and undivided" capital while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war - as the capital of a future state. | Israel regards Jerusalem as its "eternal and undivided" capital while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war - as the capital of a future state. |
| Mr Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital broke with decades of US neutrality on the issue and put it out of step with most of the international community. | Mr Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital broke with decades of US neutrality on the issue and put it out of step with most of the international community. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the embassy move was a reason for celebration. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the embassy move was a reason for celebration. |
| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has described it as the "slap of the century". | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has described it as the "slap of the century". |
| A small interim embassy will open inside the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem on Monday, while a larger site will be found later when the rest of the embassy moves from Tel Aviv. | A small interim embassy will open inside the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem on Monday, while a larger site will be found later when the rest of the embassy moves from Tel Aviv. |
| President Trump is expected to address attendees at Monday's event via video link. | |
| US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will be there in person, alongside Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. | |
| Mr Kushner is set to meet Israel's prime minister on Sunday afternoon, according to the local press. |