Transcript for U.S opening new American embassy in Jerusalem

The eve of a monumental shift in American mideast policy the US tomorrow opening its new American embassy in Jerusalem. President trump igniting months of protest with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. You bunker trump and Jared Kushner you see them there join the delegation from Monday's ceremony ABC's chief foreign correspondent Terry Moran is in Jerusalem. A warm embrace and greetings for to a president trump senior advisors his daughter and son in law. Both arrived in Israel today to witness one of the president's most controversial campaign promises fulfilled I have determined. That it is time. To officially recognize. Jerusalem. As to capitol. Of Israel. That announcement included moving embassy operations to Jerusalem now set to open on Monday the president's decision marks a dramatic break with decades of US neutrality. I'm usual what Jerusalem's final status should be as Israelis and Palestinians negotiated for peace. Both sides claimed the city as their capital. The president's weld has infuriated Palestinians who have cut off contacts with the US and have alienated allies who fear it could lead to mass violence ball. In does not weeks of protest leading up to the seventieth anniversary on Monday up Israel's independence have left more than forty dead and hundreds more wounded by Israeli fire. Now Hamas has threatened to distort and destroy that border fence all this is the Israeli military reinforced troops and police in the west bank and Gaza Strip. Anticipating more violence Tuesday. That's the day Palestinians called not wrong. Arabic for catastrophe. The new American embassy will for now they just a few office is the old US consulate while permanent embassies being dealt to the move has made president trump hero here. He'll address the embassy opening via a video link. And they've already named to train station after Tom Terry Moran who will be reporting from Jerusalem this week.

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