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Israeli flag flies overlooking the old city of Jerusalem. Donald Trump will recognize holy city as the capital of Israel according to White House officials.
Israeli flag flies overlooking the old city of Jerusalem. Donald Trump will recognize holy city as the capital of Israel according to White House officials. Photograph: Abir Sultan / EPA
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Donald Trump will declare formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, the White House has said, breaking with years of precedent and potentially leading to unpredictable controversies for the Middle East.
The region is braced for the prospect of unrest in anticipation of the declaration, due at 1pm in Washington, and US embassies around the world have been advised by the state department to bolster their security.
US government employees have been told to avoid Jerusalem's Old City and the West Bank until further notice.
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In his remarks to be delivered in a diplomatic reception room in the White House, Trump will base his decision on ancient history and current political realities that the Israeli legislature and many government offices are in Jerusalem. He will also order the state department to start the process of planning and building a new US embassy in Jerusalem, but White House officials said that process would take at least three years.
Until the new embassy is completed and opened, the official US mission will remain in Tel Aviv and the president will continue to sign a six-month waiver of congressional legislation that demands the embassy is moved, but only to spare the state department from budget penalties embedded in the 1995 act.
Officials made clear that Trump would not follow the practice of his predecessors, who used the waiver to prevent any action on the embassy move to avoid derailing any progress towards an Israeli-Palestinian settlement.
"For a long time the United States' position held that ambiguity, or lack of acknowledgment would somehow advance the prospects of peace," a senior administration official said.
"It seems clear now that the physical location of the embassy is not material to a peace deal ... So having tried this for 22 years, an acknowledgment of reality looks like an important change."
Trump's declaration will mark the latest unilateral break from US allies on a major issue, after decisions to walk out of the Paris Climate accord, to abandon multilateral trade negotiations with partners in Europe and Asia, and to threaten to abrogate an international nuclear deal with Iran .
In making his decision, following through on an election campaign promise, Trump shrugged off appearances from leaders from France, the EU, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other key allies. They urged him not to prejudice an issue that would be at the heart of any comprehensive deal, which is something his administration has made a foreign policy priority, entrusted to the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Palestinian demonstrators burn representations of Israeli and American flags during a protest in Gaza city against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Palestinian demonstrators burn representations of Israeli and American flags during a protest in Gaza city against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital Photograph: Khalil Hamra / AP
On Wednesday Pope Francis said he was "substantially concerned" about recent developments and called for the status quo of Jerusalem to be respected. The British foreign secretary Boris Johnson also expressed concern and called on the US to present its Middle East peace plan quickly.
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