State Department issues warning to US embassies to increase security amid Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Published December 5, 2017 2:18am ET



American embassies around the world have been warned by the State Department to increase security in the event that President Trump delivers an announcement saying the U.S. acknowledges Jerusalem is Israel’s capital later this week.

State Department officials have said the warning was issued in the past week, Politico reported Monday.

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