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Friday, May 21, 1999 | return to: international
Clinton delays decision on relocating embassy in Israel
by WASHINGTON (JTA) -- President Clinton has delayed by two weeks a decision that would prevent moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel f, Tuesday's delay in issuing a waiver came as Senate and administration negotiators neared an agreement to elevate American repres
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An aide to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), said he is optimistic that with a new government in Israel, the controversial issue of the U.S. Embassy could be resolved soon.
There could be a "meaningful gesture on Jerusalem which will satisfy the letter and spirit of the Jerusalem Embassy Act without impacting negatively on the peace negotiations," said David Luchins, the aide to Moynihan, who is the Senate's point man on the issue.
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