President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel Wednesday, making good on a promise that former President Barack Obama and his administration made, but failed to deliver throughout the course of his eight years in The White House.

The president announced his decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move that broke away from over 20-years of indecision from previous U.S. presidents.

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Obama announced as a candidate for president in 2008 at the American Israel Pubic Affairs Committee policy conference that any agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian people must recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.