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The US will open its new Israeli embassy in Jerusalem in May, officials said Friday — marking a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of American policy and infuriates Palestinians.

The move comes earlier than expected after Vice President Mike Pence told the Israeli Parliament last month the relocation would take place by the end of 2019.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday signed off on the security plan for the new embassy.

“In May, the United States plans to open a new US Embassy in Jerusalem,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. “The opening will coincide with Israel’s 70 anniversary.”

President Trump announced last year that the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, angering Palestinians who want the eastern part of the city as their own capital.

Still, most embassy staffers will stay in Tel Aviv, a US official said.

“Come May, we’re moving the ambassador and a small team to Arnona,” the official said, referring to the Jerusalem district that is home to a compound currently used for US consular operations.

“What will happen by May is a sign will be put up in Arnona identifying the facility as the US Embassy.”

The plan’s second phase will include a search for a permanent site, another official said.

Trump administration officials said State Department lawyers were evaluating the legality of accepting private donations to fund the move, including a contribution offer from casino mogul and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson.

For security reasons, US Ambassador David Friedman will continue living near Tel Aviv and commute to the relocated embassy, according to the plan.

In a speech Friday to the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, Trump recalled his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital.

“I was hit by more countries and more pressure and more people calling, begging me, ‘Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it,’ ” the president recounted.

“I said we have to do it. It’s the right thing to do. It’s the right thing to do, we have to do it. And I did it.”

With Post wires