Bush defers moving US embassy to Jerusalem

Bush defers moving US embassy to Jerusalem

AFP
Date: 12-15-04

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) announced that he was deferring for six months the process of moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In a memorandum for US Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites), Bush said the decision was "necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States."

"My administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem," said the president, who had pledged during the 2000 White House race to support the controversial relocation.

Both Bush and his predecessor, Bill Clinton (news - web sites), have always used the six-month waiver power they have under the 1995 law that calls for the move.

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