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NPR: U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv Prepares A Monday Move To Jerusalem
Come Monday, Jerusalem will be the official home of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.
Near the office, American and Israeli flags line the streets. New road signs, written in Hebrew, Arabic and English, point the way to the embassy. The Friends of Zion Museum has plastered buildings and buses with more than 150 billboards in support of President Trump. And on Twitter, the Tel Aviv handle @USEmbassyTA has gone dormant and @usembassyjlm has taken its place.
The U.S. Embassy had operated on HaYarkon Street in Tel Aviv since the late 1960s. No country has its embassy in Jerusalem because of its contested status — both Israelis and Palestinians see the ancient city as their capital. For decades, U.S. policy refrained from recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital until Israelis and Palestinians settled the matter in a peace agreement.
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WNU Editor: The international protests are also starting .... Thousands in Indonesia protest US embassy move to Jerusalem (AFP).
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US Ambassador Will Not Work Full Time in New Jerusalem Embassy -- New York Times
Am Yisrael Chai !!
ReplyDeleteGotta love it, people in Indonesia protesting Israel...I don't remember hearing of them protesting ISIS.
ReplyDeleteThat is most intersting. Why are Indonesians protesting? Of what concern is the location of Israel's embassy to them? Israel is thousands of miles from them and poses no threat to them. On the otber hand, the Palestinians via their various support groups have the ability to strike pretty much anywhere on earth at anytime.
ReplyDeleteAre they afraid? Does this explain the protests? If so, while I disagree with what they are doing, I can emphasize. More likely they are meddling in something that not only do they not understand but does not concern them. America is routinely chastised for meddling in things they don't understand and has suffered much blowback for this. There will be blowback to Indonesia for these actions at some point.
There is nothing in the relocation of the US embassy to Israel's Capitol that is preventing the Palestinians from negotiating with Israel in good faith to establish a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its Capitol. The fact that the Palestinians have the power and influence to organize protests in far off Indonesia tells us something about what Israel is up against here.
Indonesia is a poor country. One would think their time and energy would be better spent elsewhere. Maybe they could protest against their government. Oh wait!! That's risky!! Protesting against Jews costs us nothing and is extremely profitable. I'm sure Palestinian leaders compensated them well all while screwing over their own.
You don't know shit do you b- seriously. Either troll or just dumbass. You don't fool me....accountant my ass. So with all that one of thinking you seem to know that indonesia is a poor country, but then one seems to know nothing else
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