BUSH EXTENDS JERUSALEM EMBASSY DELAY

Bush extends Jerusalem embassy delay (JTA)
President Bush delayed moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for another six months. Bush cited national security considerations in announcing the delay Thursday evening. Like his predecessor, President Clinton, Bush routinely has exercised his right to delay the move mandated by Congress in 1995. Muslim nations oppose such a move before a final peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. “My administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem,” Bush said in his announcement.