Why the US embassy move to Jerusalem is so controversial

Decision upends decades of US diplomacy and threatens to spark unrest in Middle East

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Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel last year
(Image credit: Kobi Gideon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner are in Israel for the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem today.

The embassy’s move from Tel Aviv is being celebrated by Israel but has triggered overwhelming global opposition. So what is the root of this conflict?

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