I see no reason for the embassy to move. It has the potential to increase instability at taxpayers’ expense with little or no benefit. Just because a policy isn’t overtly illegal or unethical doesn’t mean I have to agree with it.
Spending money with no benefit or harm happens all the time in government. We hold those accountable (or try to) when that happens. Unless it’s wanton/negligent, it’s difficult to do much before it happens, however.
How would you describe the current political climate in the Middle East, including Israel and the Palestinians? Stable or unstable? Does the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem have the potential to make things more or less stable?
The embassy will cost just north of $21 million dollars. Taxpayer dollars.
You could make the argument that it is not ethical to move the embassy. I think that would be difficult to prove to the point of stopping the process, however.