President Donald Trump is ready to fulfil one of his promises to Israel as he plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move that will spark outrage in the Arab world. The US embassy is in Tel Aviv, so as other country's embassies are also situated in the country's capital.
Jerusalem has been one of 2 countries, Palestine and Israel bone of contention for a long time as both countries lay claim to the city, citing both political, historical, and religious claims.
Trump has now invited the Israel prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington in February.
According to Netanyahu camp, the two leaders talked about the nuclear deal with Iran, peace process with the Palestinians among other issues.
The decision by the US president to break the status quo between Israel and Palestine will spark outrage with the Arab world, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, which Donald Trump relies on to fight ISIS, which is also a priority for the US president.
The US congress in 1995 passed a law that described Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but presidents, both Republicans and Democrats have used their foreign policy powers to maintain the US embassy in Tel Aviv, and support negotiations between Israel and Palestine.