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Pompeo Announces No More Waivers for Jerusalem Embassy Act

(May 8, 2019)

“I am pleased to report that I have provided my determination to Congress that the relevant elements of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 have been addressed. Accordingly, no further presidential waiver of the funding restriction under the act is necessary,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced May 8, 2019.


Source: Tovah Lazaroff, “U.S. Ends Waivers Of Jerusalem Embassy Act After Terms Fulfilled,” Jerusalem Post, (May 9, 2019).