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Publication Date: April 1998
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Government
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The U.S. embassy in Israel is in Tel Aviv. Israel claims Jerusalem is its capital. Many Members of Congress want the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The CRS short report describes recent legislation affecting the embassy move, including P.L. 104-45 that compels the President to establish an embassy in Jerusalem by the end of May 1999. The Administration opposes moving the embassy until Palestinian and Israeli negotiators have an agreement on the final disposition of the city. The report will be updated as warranted. Related CRS products include CRS Report 94-755F, Jerusalem, and CRS Issue Brief 91137, The Middle East Peace Talks.