Preparations are underway for the new US Embassy in Jerusalem's opening ceremony on Monday. The embassy is moving from Tel Aviv in line with President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. For more, we now go to our correspondent Stephanie Freid in Tel Aviv.

Street signs are up. Lawns and gardens are getting a manicure. Finishing touches are being applied. The U.S. government's highly controversial embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will be official on Monday as a dedication ceremony at the new Jerusalem facility gets underway. The move is controversial because it cements U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital - recognition previous administrations and other world leaders never dared for formalize.

FATHER IBRAHIM SHOMALI CHANCELLOR, LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM "This is our message to President Trump. It's not the capital of only one people or only one religion. It's the capital of everybody."

Decades-long policy had always been that the status of Jerusalem would be agreed upon in final stage peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Peace talks have been lifeless for years. The embassy move hammers a nail in the proverbial peace process coffin. The move is prompting mass protests on the streets of Palestine and beyond.

STEPHANIE FREID JERUSALEM "Those protests are expected to swell on Monday as Palestinians take to the streets en masse. International humanitarian groups fear casualty numbers may also swell as demonstrators face off against Israeli forces."

In the wake of the embassy move announcement, Palestinian leaders turned their backs on the U.S. as a peace broker. Nonetheless, the word in local political circles is that U.S. envoys are formulating a peace plan they may reveal within the coming weeks.