Trump: ‘I Have
Determined That It Is Time to Officially Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of
Israel’
by Joel B. Pollak 6 Dec 2017
President Donald
Trump announced Wednesday in a televised address from the White House that the
United States officially recognizes the city of Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel, and will begin moving its embassy there.
“I have determined that it is time to official recognize
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” President Trump said. “While previous
presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver.
Today, I am delivering.”
He later added: “Today, we finally acknowledge the
obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. This is nothing more or less than
a recognition of reality. It is also the right thing to do. It’s something that
has to be done.”
He also said that the U.S. would finally move the U.S.
embassy to Jerusalem in accordance with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, and
would make it a monument to peace.
“I’ve judged this course of action to be in the best
interests of the United States of America, and the pursuit of peace between
Israel and the Palestinians.”
Speaking in front of several Christmas trees, and a
fireplace festooned with holiday bunting, Trump said: “When I came into office,
I promise to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh
thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions,
and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. Old challenges demand new
approaches.”
He noted that past presidents had signed waivers
delaying the recognition of Jerusalem and the relocation of the embassy
“under the belief that delaying the recognition of Jerusalem would advance the
cause of peace.”
While some said they “lacked courage,” he said, they made
their decisions based on facts as understood at the time. But after two decades
of waivers, it was clear that delaying the recognition of Jerusalem had no
benefit for peace, Trump argued.
Instead, Trump said, acknowledging that Israel has
the right to determine the location of its own capital was a “necessary
condition for achieving peace.”
On a practical level, Trump said, it was apparent to all
that every major institution of the Israeli government is located in
Jerusalem, and that is where foreign dignitaries met with the Israeli
heads of state and government.
He added: “Jerusalem is not just the heart of three great
religions, but it is now also the heart of one of the most successful
democracies in the world. Over the past seven decades, the Israeli People have
built a country where Jews, Muslims, Christians, and people of all faiths are
free to live and worship according to their conscience and beliefs.”
Trump said that Jerusalem is today, and must remain, a
place “where Jews pray at the Western wall, where Christians walk the Stations
of the Cross, and where Muslims worship at Al-Aqsa mosque.”
He was careful to note that the new policy was not
intended to prejudice ongoing negotiations between Israelis and the
Palestinians. And he argued that his decision on Jerusalem was part
of a “new approach” to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, one that would achieve
a “great deal” for both sides.
“The United States remains deeply committed to helping
facilitate a peace agreement that is acceptable to both sides,” he
said. “I intend to do everything in my power to help forge such an
agreement.” He added that the U.S. would support a two-state solution if agreed
to by both sides.
“There will of course be disagreement and dissent
regarding this announcement,” President Trump said. “But we are confident that
ultimately, as we work through these disagreements, we will arrive at a peace,
and a place, of greater understanding and cooperation,” he said.
He added that Vice President Mike Pence would be visiting
Israel in the coming days.
Let’s connect the dots:
Mike Pence
Mike
Pence is the vice president for the Donald
Trump administration, the Indiana
state government governor, the vice chair for the Jobs for America's Graduates, a regent for the Smithsonian Institution, and was a guest at the Koch Industries annual conference.
Note: Mitchell E.
Daniels Jr. was the Indiana state
government governor, an honorary director for the Jobs for America's Graduates, is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank), and a
trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank), the Committee for Economic Development, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute
(think tank), and the International
Rescue Committee.
George
Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Warren E. Buffett
is a life trustee at the Urban Institute
(think tank), and an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Marc
Morial is an advisory board member for Everytown for
Gun Safety, a director at the Jobs
for America's Graduates, and the president & CEO for the National Urban League.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
was the president of the National Urban
League, is a life trustee at the Urban
Institute (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg
(think tank), the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), an honorary trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think
tank).
John G. Roberts
Jr. is an honorary member of the Robert
Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, and the chancellor
for the Smithsonian Institution.
Sandra Day
O'Connor was an associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, and is the president of the Alfalfa Club.
Mark R. Warner
was the president of the Alfalfa Club,
and a director at the Jobs for America's
Graduates.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION)
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David M.
Rubenstein is a regent at the Smithsonian
Institution, and a co-chairman for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a regent at
the Smithsonian Institution, and a
trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
James W. Cicconi
was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and a director at the Jobs for America's Graduates.
Mike
Pence is the vice chair for the Jobs
for America's Graduates, a regent for the Smithsonian Institution, the vice president for the Donald Trump administration, the Indiana state government governor, and
was a guest at the Koch Industries
annual conference.
Saban
Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Haim
Saban is a benefactor for the Saban
Center for Middle East Policy, the VP for the Saban Family Foundation, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
was a friend of Shimon Peres.
Saban
Family Foundation was a funder for the Friends
of the Israel Defense Forces, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and the American
Israel Education Foundation.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Thomas R.
Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was a U.S. ambassador for Israel.
Shimon Peres was a
friend of Haim Saban, and the
president of Israel.
Sidley Austin
LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Newton N. Minow
is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP, and the
president of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
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thought there was a connection between the Master race (Aryan race, Hitler’s
chosen) and the members of the Commercial
Club of Chicago. You won’t want to miss this
concerning connecting of the dots below this article.
James S.
Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the vice
chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the VP for the Crown Family Foundation, and was a
lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Crown
Family Foundation was a funder for the Friends
of the Israel Defense Forces.
Thomas R.
Pickering was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a U.S. ambassador for Israel.
Sidney Harman was
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank), married to Jane Lakes Harman,
and the chairman for the Harman
International Industries, Inc.
Adriane M. Brown
is a director at the Harman
International Industries, Inc., and a director at the Jobs for America's Graduates.
Mike
Pence is the vice chair for the Jobs
for America's Graduates, a regent for the Smithsonian Institution, the vice president for the Donald Trump administration, the Indiana state government governor, and
was a guest at the Koch Industries
annual conference.
Jane Lakes Harman
was married to Sidney Harman, is a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and a stockholder in Harman
International Industries, Inc.
Koch Industries
is the sponsor for the Koch Industries
annual conference.
David
H. Koch is the EVP for Koch
Industries, and a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson
is the president & CEO for the Aspen
Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Wolf Blitzer is an
anchor for CNN, and was a correspondent
for the Jerusalem Post.
Saul Singer is an
editorial page editor for the Jerusalem
Post, and married to Wendy Senor
Singer.
Wendy Senor
Singer is married to Saul Singer,
Daniel S. Senor’s sister, and was
the head of Jerusalem office for AIPAC.
AIPAC
is the U.S.-based lobby group for Israel.
American
Israel Education Foundation is the charitable arm for AIPAC.
Saban
Family Foundation was a funder for the American
Israel Education Foundation, the Friends
of the Israel Defense Forces, and the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Haim
Saban is a benefactor for the Saban
Center for Middle East Policy, the VP for the Saban Family Foundation, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
was a friend of Shimon Peres.
Richard C. Blum
is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and married to Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Dianne Feinstein
is married to Richard C. Blum, a U.S. Senate senator, and a member of
the Alfalfa Club.
Mark R. Warner
was the president of the Alfalfa Club,
and a director at the Jobs for America's
Graduates.
Sandra Day
O'Connor is the president of the Alfalfa
Club, and was an associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is a member of the Alfalfa
Club, the founder of Everytown for
Gun Safety, and was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Marc
Morial is an advisory board member for Everytown
for Gun Safety, a director at the Jobs
for America's Graduates, and the president & CEO for the National Urban League.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
Harold E. Ford Jr. was an
overseer at the International Rescue
Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think
tank).
Morning Joe is an
MSNBC program.
Daniel S. Senor
was a guest on Morning Joe, Wendy Senor Singer’s brother, and
married to Campbell Brown.
Campbell Brown
is married to Daniel S. Senor, a
guest on Morning Joe, an anchor for CNN, and an anchor for Campbell Brown: No Bias. No Bull.
Campbell
Brown: No Bias. No Bull was a CNN
show.
Wolf Blitzer is an
anchor for CNN, and was a correspondent
for the Jerusalem Post.
Saul Singer is an
editorial page editor for the Jerusalem
Post, and married to Wendy Senor
Singer.
Wendy Senor
Singer is married to Saul Singer,
Daniel S. Senor’s sister, and was
the head of Jerusalem office for AIPAC.
AIPAC
is the U.S.-based lobby group for Israel.
American
Israel Education Foundation is the charitable arm for AIPAC.
Sidley Austin
LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
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