U.S. President Barack Obama postponed moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by another six months, the White House announced on Friday, according to Xinhua.
Ever since a law was passed in 1995 ordering the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, U.S. presidents have routinely delayed the move.
A senior White House official said on condition of anonimity that U.S. policy regarding the status of Jerusalem remains unchanged, and that it is a final-status issue to be resolved within the framework of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.