US Senators Act to Force Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital - Politics & Gov't - Israel News - Israel National News

Seven United States senators have sponsored a bill that would abolish the “security” waiver that American presidents have used to prevent implementing a 1995 law declaring that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback, a long-time supporter of Israel, introduced the bill and said, "It is long overdue for America to recognize the sovereign right of Israel to choose Jerusalem as its capital city.” The proposed Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act law, number S. 2737, is "a bill to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel" and has six co-sponsors--five Republicans, from Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, and Louisiana and Independent Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. It would remove the current waiver, which gives the president authority to delay recognition of Jerusalem as the capital on the premise that doing so would endanger the security of the United States. Previous presidents, including George W. Bush, vowed during their election campaigns they would recognize Jerusalem as the Jewish State’s capital but they have failed out to carry out their election promise. [Note: Past Presidents did not have Rahm as the advisor. This is called a "taking".]
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  1. #1    Can't tell me that both Dems and Rethugs won't go for this one. I will truly be surprised if they don't.
    written by Sparrows since 93 days 9 minutesSparrows
  2. #2    what a joke. the "sovereign right" only applies when we want it to apply. the palestinians don't seem to have any sovreign right except to capitulate to our demands.
    written by youngcynic since 92 days 3 hours 30 minutesyoungcynic
  3. #3    Is Jerusalem within the borders of Israel? Just where are the borders Israelis will commit to staying within?
    written by MarkH since 92 days 28 minutesMarkH
  4. #4    MarkH, none. The land that Israel has now never belonged to Israel.
    written by Sparrows since 91 days 23 hours 25 minutesSparrows
  5. #5    Also here is an explanation of what Israel is doing NOW: http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/05/land-grabs-in-jerusalem.php
    written by Sparrows since 91 days 23 hours 19 minutesSparrows
  6. #6    If you are interested in how the US and UK dumped a Jewish state down into what was known as Palestine, here is some of the history: http://www.us-uk-interventions.org/Israel_and_Palestine.html
    written by Sparrows since 91 days 22 hours 53 minutesSparrows
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