Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrive in Israel for US Embassy Jerusalem opening

JARED Kushner and Ivanka Trump have arrived in Israel to open the new US Embassy in Jerusalem.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 24, 2018 US President special advisor Jared Kushner (L) and his wife Ivanka Trump arrive for the a state welcome ceremony honoring French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump will not travel to Israel for the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, the White House said May 7, 2018, announcing that his daughter and son-in-law will be members of the delegation. / AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC MARIN

SENIOR White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump landed in Israel on Sunday morning, as part of a delegation sent to mark the U.S. Embassy’s move to Jerusalem.

The first daughter was pictured hoping off a plane at Ben-Gurion airport on Jerusalem Day, an Israeli national holiday marking the 51st anniversary of the city’s reunification following the 1967 war, the New York Post reported.

“Honoured to have arrived in Israel on such a meaningful day,” Trump posted to her Instagram story.

The official U.S. delegation is headed by Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan and also includes Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and 12 members of Congress.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Picture: Supplied

The Foreign Ministry will host the delegation with a gala reception Sunday evening, an event which will be boycotted by most European Union ambassadors in Israel, who oppose the Embassy’s move, according to Haaretz.

Monday afternoon’s dedication ceremony will be held in the U.S. Consulate building in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighbourhood — which will then officially become the embassy.

President Trump’s December decision to pluck the embassy from Tel Aviv and recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ignited months of protest in Palestinian territories and more protests are expected Monday along the Israel-Gaza border.

Gaza’s Hamas rulers have led the protests and indicated they may try to breach the border with Israel.

“Honoured to have arrived in Israel on such a meaningful day,” Trump posted to her Instagram story. Pictuer: AFP

“We support peaceful protests — but the key word here is peaceful. In Gaza there are many, many people protesting peacefully, but others flying kites with swastikas and setting fires,” White House foreign policy adviser Victoria Coates said Friday.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said it was too early to gauge what the reaction and repercussions of the move would be.

“There are people who are happy with the decision and people who are unhappy, but it’s far too early to measure reactions,” he said. ”We are convinced this decision creates a platform and an opportunity to promote a peace process based on realities, not fantasies. We’re sure it will create greater stability in the long run.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be celebrating Trump’s decision.

“President Trump promised to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and he did so. He promised to move the American Embassy to Israel and he is doing so. Of course, we will all celebrate this day, a real celebration, tomorrow,” he said at a weekly Cabinet meeting.

This article originally appeared in theNew York Postand has been republished here with permission.