Re: “U.N. right to reject recognition of Jerusalem as Israelās capital,” Dec. 26 letters to the editor.
Letter-writer Joan Schoepflin contends thatĀ āthe majority of the American peopleā do not wantĀ āthe capital ofĀ Israel to beĀ Jerusalem.ā The U.S. Congress does not agree. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 was passed by large majorities in the House (374-37) and the Senate (93-5). The act declares:Ā āJerusalem should beĀ recognized as the capital of the State of Israelā andĀ āthe United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than May 31, 1999.ā
On June 5, the SenateĀ unanimouslyĀ (90-0) reaffirmed theĀ Jerusalem Embassy Act and called on the president “to abide by itsĀ provisions” — something Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all failed to do, although all had campaigned on promises that they would.
Only President Donald Trump had the gumptionĀ actually to do what he promised and to implement the policy adopted by Congress. As U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said, Americans support the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital ofĀ Israel.
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