Israel's Strongest Ally Obama Signs Waiver To Keep U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv Instead of Jerusalem, Cites “National Security”.

Israel's Strongest Ally Obama Signs Waiver To Keep U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv Instead of Jerusalem, Cites “National Security”.(TOI).President Obama extended a waiver for an additional six months that delays moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Obama’s waiver, issued June 1, follows in the footsteps of predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who also extended the waiver every six months since a law was passed in 1995 mandating moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Presidents are permitted to delay the move on national security grounds. Some Jewish groups have pushed for the United States to move the embassy as a way to bolster Israeli claims to the city. Those favoring the use of the waiver say that moving the embassy would anger the Arab world and put the United States in the position of taking sides on an issue that should be settled in peace talks. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, has privately told Jewish leaders he would not commit to moving the embassy as president.Hmmmm.....Just wait till he's more 'Flexible' then you'll get a Palestinian state.Read the full story here.

Update:
As Carl in Jerusalem points out:
Yes, every President since Bill Clinton has issued those waivers every six months. But if Obama's waiver this time was true to form, it's a bit different from the waivers issued by Clinton and Bush.

While this waiver was given every six months by the Clinton and Bush administrations, James Robbins points out in the Corner that the Obama administration did something slightly different.

Nearly identical memos like this have been issued every six months for a decade. Standard procedure, no big deal, right? Well in the Bush years the memo contained the sentence, "My Administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem." The Obama team edited that passage out.

And in fact, Obama continues to omit the sentence that reflects a commitment to move the embassy to Jerusalem. 

I hereby determine that it is necessary, in order to protect the national security interests of the United States, to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act. You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the determination in the Federal Register. This suspension shall take effect after the transmission of this determination and report to the Congress. BARACK OBAMA

So unlike Bush (and maybe even Clinton), Obama has no commitment to move the embassy to Jerusalem. At least he's consistent.Hmmmm................Obama: "But I’m also mindful of the proverb, “A man is judged by his deeds, not his words.” So if you want to know where my heart lies, look no further than what I have done — to stand up for Israel.".Read the full story here.