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“At a time when Israel and the United States are standing side by side in the campaign against the Iranian terror regime, this decision carries special significance,” the statement said.
By United with Israel Staff
The Israeli government has approved the allocation of land for the construction of the permanent United States Embassy in Jerusalem, in what Israeli officials described as a significant step reinforcing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
In a joint statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Housing and Construction Minister Haim Katz announced that the government approved allocating land in the Allenby Compound in Jerusalem for the construction of the permanent embassy complex.
The ministers described the decision as a major diplomatic milestone.
“This is a significant decision that completes an important diplomatic process that began with President Donald Trump’s historic and courageous decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. Embassy there,” the statement said.
They added that the construction of a permanent embassy building would serve as a lasting symbol of the relationship between the two countries.
“The establishment of a permanent embassy building is a tangible, central and long-term expression of the United States’ commitment to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and of the strength of the special relationship between our two countries,” the statement said.
The ministers also emphasized the timing of the decision amid the ongoing regional conflict.
“At a time when Israel and the United States are standing side by side in the campaign against the Iranian terror regime, this decision carries special significance and is further evidence of the strength of our alliance and strategic partnership,” they said.
The ministers thanked U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee for his cooperation and Israeli Foreign Ministry officials who worked to advance the decision.
The United States officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem in May 2018 after relocating it from Tel Aviv, fulfilling a long-delayed move mandated by the U.S. Congress in the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act but repeatedly postponed by previous administrations.
The move was ultimately carried out by President Trump during his first term in office, marking the first time the United States formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocated its embassy there – a major shift in U.S. policy and a historic moment in U.S.-Israel relations.
The approval of land for a permanent embassy compound is seen as the next stage in that process, turning what began as a diplomatic decision under President Trump into a permanent American presence in Jerusalem.
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