• A worker prepares the ceremony stage inside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in the Jewish neighborhood of Arnona, on the East-West Jerusalem line in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Abir Sultan / EPA
    A worker prepares the ceremony stage inside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in the Jewish neighborhood of Arnona, on the East-West Jerusalem line in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Abir Sultan / EPA
  • A worker prepares the ceremony stage inside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in the Jewish neighborhood of Arnona, on the East-West Jerusalem line in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Abir Sultan / EPA
    A worker prepares the ceremony stage inside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in the Jewish neighborhood of Arnona, on the East-West Jerusalem line in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Abir Sultan / EPA
  • Israeli police officers patrol outside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Lior Mizrahi / Getty Images
    Israeli police officers patrol outside the US consulate that will act as the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Lior Mizrahi / Getty Images
  • White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump greets US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman as she stands near White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, upon their arrival at the Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, Israel, on May 13, 2018. Courtesy David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv
    White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump greets US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman as she stands near White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, upon their arrival at the Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, Israel, on May 13, 2018. Courtesy David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv
  • A sign on a bridge leading to the US Embassy compound ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
    A sign on a bridge leading to the US Embassy compound ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
  • A street sweeper cleans the sidewalk next to a flower bed in the shape of a US flag, near the location of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    A street sweeper cleans the sidewalk next to a flower bed in the shape of a US flag, near the location of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A worker uncovers a sign, dedicating a traffic circle in honor of US President Donald Trump, near the location of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ronen Zvulun / Reuters
    A worker uncovers a sign, dedicating a traffic circle in honor of US President Donald Trump, near the location of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ronen Zvulun / Reuters
  • A road sign leading to the US Embassy ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
    A road sign leading to the US Embassy ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo

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May 13, 2018

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