US signs agreement for construction of permanent embassy in Jerusalem

US signs agreement for construction of permanent embassy in Jerusalem The US signed an agreement on Wednesday to build a new embassy compound in southern Jerusalem. US ambassador Mike Huckabee said during the signing ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry that Washington “recognizes Jerusalem as the eternal, indigenous, and forever capital of the Jewish people”. “We are going to plant our flag, our American flag, on the soil of Jerusalem for a permanent and a brand new embassy compound that will serve as our mothership of diplomatic activities here in Israel,” he added.