Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see it tomorrow, but IMHO is no different than restoring an old car or home that is too far gone, sometimes you are better off walking away from "that mess"....
We’ve owned the site for years, was a British barracks during the mandate. If it’s not suitable, we could look for another site in Jerusalem. Or just state there’s no suitable site, so the Embassy will stay in Tel Aviv. Interestingly we have a Consulate in Jerusalem, independent of the Embassy, whose role is to deal with those living in areas under palestinian control.
Have walked by that vacant lot dozens of time on the water to the taiellet. Hugh spot set aside great location.
Just do it already.
You bring up a very interesting point. My thoughts on the delay was that it's not a backtrack on a campaign promise, but more like the Israeli government never thought any US admin would actually want to move the embassy.
The Israeli government could have been playing like it supported the move, secure in knowing (thinking) that it would never happen. Now ooops, the dog caught the car, and the eager President Donald Trump gets the blame for slowing down.
But this idea about excavations... it does make we wonder what is in there that might cause a massive shockwave around the planet. The site has been sitting there with nothing to do, because of a perpetual political situation that has tied everyone's hands (or has made excuses for excuses).
Nothing is by accident. The antiquities destroyers have always fixated on the looting the Temple Mount. Hmmm.
This might end up being quite the Divine trump when the time is the time.
Just a thought.