White House in ‘very beginning stages of even discussing’ embassy move
Trump, Netanyahu set to chat at 8:30 p.m. as US rumored to announce embassy move; Netanyahu announces planned settlement bloc expansion
January 22, 2017 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Family and friends attend the funeral of Malachy Moshe Rosenfeld, 25, at the Kohav Hashahar settlement in West Bank, July 01, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
The Times of Israel is liveblogging events as they occur on Sunday.
White House ‘at very beginning stages of even discussing’ moving embassy
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says about the rumors of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem that “we are at the very beginning stages of even discussing this subject, CBS’s Mark Knoller reports.
Netanyahu says he’ll lift restrictions on East Jerusalem construction
Netanyahu also tells the security cabinet that he will lift restrictions on the construction of new buildings in areas of Jerusalem over the Green Line, which was a major sticking point with the Obama administration and runs contrary to international law.
Netanyahu to announce major settlement bloc expansion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll announce major West Bank settlement bloc expansion soon, after coordinating with Washington, Channel 2 reports. The announcement to the security cabinet comes about an hour before Netanyahu is to talk with US President Donald Trump.
Don’t worry about Jordan and Abbas fighting the embassy move, minister says
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz reacts to Abbas’s comments, saying that there’s no cause for concern about the coordination between the PA and Jordan about responding to the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem. The embassy needs to move to Jerusalem, he says, and other countries’ embassies will follow suit.
Trump, Netanyahu to chat at 8:30 p.m.
US President Donald Trump will speak with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone at 8:30 p.m. Israel time, the White House says.
