Senators Threaten to Cut Worldwide Embassy Security If U.S. Doesn’t Move Its Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem

Summary: A trio of GOP senators have introduced legislation that would cut security,construction, and maintenance funds for U.S. embassies around the world in half until the president moves the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In 1995, Congress passed a law requiring the federal government to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all campaigned onrelocating the embassy and executing this law.