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To: jjotto; All
Jerusalem wasn’t officially made the capital of the State of Israel until 1980, and no US president has ever recognized it as such.

I don't know what you mean by "officially made the capital." Jerusalem was certainly at least the de facto capital of the State of Israel since its founding in 1948. That's where the Knesset and the chief government administrative offices have been located, no matter who recognizes that as a fact or not.

11 posted on 03/20/2013 12:12:48 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

Well yes. But (leaving out Nixon and Ford) Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush had a combined 16 years, and George H. W. Bush had four years, to declare the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Presidents get to determine foreign policy as per the Constitution.


14 posted on 03/20/2013 1:06:29 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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