The new US embassy is set to open in Jerusalem with top US officials attending the event, reported the BBC. Once announced by US President Donald Trump at the end of 2017, the decision was heavily criticized by the EU, world leaders and Palestinians, although it was praised by Israel. Currently there exists a US consulate building in Jerusalem. As of Monday, a small interim embassy will start operating while the rest of the embassy is established following the move from Tel Aviv. Among those expected to attend the opening ceremony are senior White House advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as well as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. Although Egypt was invited to the opening ceremony, it declined the invitation according to Egypt Today. Haaretz reported that most EU nations will also be skipping the event although countries expected to attend are: Albania, Angola, Austria, Cameroon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Kenya, Macedonia, Burma, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, South Sudan, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam, Paraguay,…
