Romania reportedly intends to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it...
...In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem...
... In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Zechariah 12:2-3, 6, 8-9

Another item that has managed to magically fly under the radar screen of the mainstream media in North America; as reported by The Jewish Press, December 24, 2017:

The Arab community in Romania has been haranguing Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah to take urgent action to convince Romania to abandon its decision to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Ma’an reported Sunday morning.

Romania was among the 35 countries that abstained at the UN General Assembly vote Thursday condemning President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Liviu Dragnea, leader of Romania’s Social Democratic Party and President of the Chamber of Deputies, announced last week: “We have to take the United States as an example and move our embassy in Israel.”

“There are practical issues,” Dragnea told reporters in Bucharest, “All the central institutions in Israel are in Jerusalem, ambassadors and embassy staff are going from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I think we should seriously consider moving the Romanian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.”

The Romanian embassy in Israel told Israel Hayom that the plan is real, although voices in the Romanian Senate have suggested the process should go through the foreign office.

Romanian media attributed Dragnea’s declaration to the Romanian government’s fear of the Trump administration, which has threatened to revoke economic support from countries that supported the UN resolution. The Romanians find themselves between the rock and the hard place, seeing as their abstention Thursday did not win them many friends at the EU...

As reported by Noa Landau of Haaretz, December 25, 2017 (links in original):

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely on Monday told Israel's Kan Bet public radio that Israel is talking with more than 10 countries about potentially moving their respective embassies to Jerusalem following Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’s announcement that he would move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem.

Hotovely told Haaretz that these discussions are initially focusing on recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, rather than on immediately moving their respective embassies. On December 7, U.S. President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, adding that the U.S. embassy would be eventually be moved there from Tel Aviv.

Hotovely refused to identify the countries, but noted that several of the talks are just beginning, while others are further along. Foreign Ministry officials confirmed Hotovely’s statements, adding that these conversations are taking place “with more than 10 countries, but not many more.” Israeli diplomats estimated on Monday that Honduras is likely one of the next countries to take a similar step.

Morales said on Sunday that Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow Trump's lead, though he did not say exactly when this move would take place. Last week, Guatemala was one of nine nations that voted with the United States on the UN General Assembly resolution denouncing Trump's Jerusalem declaration. The other countries were Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo.

“Even four years ago during my visit to Israel I said that I would consider moving our embassy to Jerusalem. Sooner or later, we will join the U.S.,” he said.

Shortly after, however, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the Czech foreign minister specifically promised not to move the embassy to Jerusalem. Mogherini said that the Czech foreign minister emphasized that his country will continue to strengthen its role in the EU, and that according to the EU, Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel, as well as the future State of Palestine.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat met two weeks ago with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. Barkat said the two spoke about the different options for the embassy’s location in Jerusalem. “We created a framework for us to think together about their options, and I ask that this stays discreet,” he said on Monday in an interview with Army Radio.

“We met and we’re beginning some sort of process. We’ll do this at their request, and alongside them.” Barkat also welcoming the decision by the Guatemalan president to move the country’s embassy to Jerusalem. "This is the first step,” he added.