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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took part in a festive event Tuesday evening marking the one-year anniversary of the opening of the US embassy in Israel's capital of Jerusalem. The event was held at the David Citadel Hotel.Ambassador Friedman said at the event: "365 days ago, about 3 hours ago, we opened up our embassy in Jerusalem on the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel - literally at exactly the day and the time when David Ben Gurion declared Israel's independence.""In less than six months [after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel] we opened up a beautiful embassy in a beautiful ceremony and all the predictions - even some of our own predictions - about what could happen, about the risks, the violence, the gloom, the doom, the reality is that in the entire city of Jerusalem that day, I don't think more than 20 people got up to protest," the ambassador added."The embassy opened, the sun rose the next morning, and off we were under this new beautiful paradigm of an American embassy in Jerusalem.Ambassador Friedman praised the Trump Administration's steadfast support and friendship with the State of Israel, paraphrasing the 'Dayenu' prayer from the Passover Seder, when Jews acknowledge individual acts of G-d during the Exodus from Egypt. He noted President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem, relocation of the US embassy, withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, and the recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, among other acts by President Trump.Jerusalem United States Embassy Coin - Dedicated May 14, 2018 Jerusalem holds a unique place among the world's Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.On December 5, 1949 the Israeli Cabinet, meeting in Tel Aviv, declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and on January 23, 1950, the First Knesset proclaimed that "Jerusalem was, and had always been, the capital of Israel."On December 6, 2017, President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and ordered the State Department to begin planning for the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem by 90-0. The resolution reaffirmed the Jerusalem Embassy Act and called upon the President and all United States officials to abide by its provisions.On February 23, 2018, Trump announced that the US Embassy in Israel would reopen at the Arnona consular services site of the current US Consulate-General in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018, to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Arrives in protective easy snap open clear case.(Please Note: Minor scratches on case and not coins) Please see photos for clarification of what you will be receiving. Full payment is due 3 days after the auction closes. Payment must be made by PayPal. Any winning bidder must have an address confirmed by PayPal. All items are shipped within 48 hours of receipt of payment.I APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS & THANKS FOR LOOKING!Please ask any questions.