According to former President Trump's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner, Trump almost took back the decision to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem following a phone call with former Prime Minister Netanyahu, back in 2017. The call was reported by The Forward , based on a leaked copy of Kushner's upcoming book, which was posted online earlier this week by a foreign ministry official from Saudi Arabia. In Kushner's book, titled “Breaking History: A White House Memoir,” he says that Netanyahu’s reaction disappointed President Trump. According to Kushner, Netanyahu reacted by saying: “If you choose to do that, I will support you". He adds that Netanyahu did not fully understand the implications. President Trump repeated and emphasized that he was going to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the embassy. Following that, Kushner writes: “Again, Bibi responded with less-than-expected enthusiasm." “Trump began to second-guess his decision,” Kushner continues, “he wondered aloud why he was taking this risk if the Israeli prime minister didn’t think it was that important.” “Bibi, I think you are the problem,” Trump responded to Netanyahu. Kushner writes that Netanyahu answered that he was "part of the solution." Kushner concludes the story by adding: “I could tell that Trump was frustrated". Former Prime Minister Netanyahu's staff responded to the allegations: "Contrary to what was claimed, Prime Minister Netanyahu, who asked President Trump to move the embassy several times, expressed great appreciation for this decision. President Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu, before making the decision: "I have people who say that this step is dangerous for the United States, what do you think?" - Netanyahu replied to the president that he sees no real danger and that there is no reason not to move the embassy. It is doubtful that if Prime Minister Netanyahu had responded to the president otherwise the transfer of the embassy would have been carried out."
