Jerusalem city authorities said Wednesday that they have given prior permission for a location for the new U.S. embassy in the city.
In a statement on Twitter, Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum said the plans were approved by the budget construction and design committee.
She said another committee must give permission, which she expects to happen in the coming weeks.
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The location is on the budget of Hebron Road, a main road, and not far from the current temporary embassy.
The site is near an invisible line that separates West and East Jerusalem, the part of the city that captured Israel from Jordan in the 1967 Six Day War and asked the Palestinians for a capital. in the future. It was not immediately clear whether he was crossing the border.
In a controversial move, the outgoing Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city in 2018. It was one of a series of diplomatic gifts given to Israel by President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden is expected to take a more balanced approach towards Israel and the Palestinians, but has said he does not intend to move the embassy back to Tel Aviv.