Jerusalem's Municipal Planning and Building Committee has approved plans to expand the temporary building of the US embassy in the city and to double its offices’ space.
A source in the municipality said that the plan to build a new headquarters for the embassy would take years, and in order for Ambassador Daniel Friedmann to carry out his job properly he needs a huge staff.
He said that he finishes 90 percent of his work at the embassy in Tel Aviv and he wants the transfer of the embassy from Tel Aviv to be for real.
The permit includes an expansion of 700 square meters, including 350 square meters in the existing structure and an additional 350 square meters underground
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat welcomed the expansion, considering the approval for the extensions as a step that “will strengthen the connection between Israel and the US in the era of its distinguished President Donald Trump.”
