US has asked Israel to temper its response to the recognition of Jerusalem as its capital, as Washington expects a backlash and is weighing the potential threat to US facilities and people. <br/><br/>State Department yesterday issued a document for diplomats at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv asking them to convey Israeli officials to restrain their official response. The document also stated that Washington expects that there to be resistance to this news in the Middle East and around the world. <br/><br/>The State Department also issued another document yesterday stating that they had formed an internal task force to track worldwide developments following the decision on Jerusalem.

The United States has asked Israel to temper its response to the US recognition of Jerusalem as its capital as Washington expects a backlash and is weighing the potential threat to US facilities and people. State Department yesterday issued a document for diplomats at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv asking them to convey Israeli officials to restrain their official response. <br/><br/>The document also stated that Washington expect that there to be resistance to this news in the Middle East and around the world. It also said that the authorities are still judging the impact of the decision on Jerusalem will have on US facilities and personnel overseas. The State Department also issued another document yesterday stating that they had formed an internal task force to track worldwide developments following the decision on Jerusalem.