1 \ Here are the full details on the Jerusalem embassy move on May 14th: The embassy will open on the day Israel declared its independence in 1948 and the day President Harry Truman recognized the state of Israel
2 \ That's a lot sooner than expected. During his visit to Israel last month, Vice President Mike Pence said only that the embassy would move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019
3 \ In the first phase an "interim embassy" will be opened at the consular annex in Arnona neighborhood in West Jerusalem that handles visas & passports. The office of the ambassador will move to the building, and Ambassador David Friedman will work from there with a small staff
4 \ The consular annex will change its name to the U.S. embassy. The building, located in the Arnona neighborhood, will be an interim embassy and the permanent location of the embassy will be determined at a later stage
5 \ The staff of the consular annex in Jerusalem were notified today that starting May 14, they will become the staff of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. The consular section will continue operating at the Jerusalem embassy & will services to both Israelis and Palestinians
6 \ The residence of the U.S. ambassador will stay for now in Herzliya, a city north of Tel-Aviv. Ambassador Friedman will be working from his office in Jerusalem & from his office in Tel-Aviv as needed. The embassy in Tel-Aviv will become a "branch" of the embassy in Jerusalem
7 \ In the 2nd phase, the interim embassy in Jerusalem will be expanded and some of the U.S. diplomats working in Tel-Aviv will move to Jerusalem
8 \ In the 3rd phase, a permanent location for the embassy will be determined. The building of the permanent embassy will be a long process, and the rest of staff from Tel-Aviv will only move to Jerusalem when it ends
9 \ The U.S. consulate on Agron Street in Jerusalem, which handles relations with the Palestinians, will continue operating as usual. END
