After Trump recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel, US opens embassy.

The article reports on the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem after the recognition of the city by U.S. President Donald Trump as the capital of Israel in May 2018. It mentions that the move would function as Trump's fulfillment of a campaign promise. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was lobbying the international community to amplify the involved risks in the open recognition of Jerusalem by the U.S. as the capital of Israel.