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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’m a Cruz guy but never understood his priority to move our embassy back to Jerusalem.


6 posted on 02/10/2016 9:19:11 AM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: cornfedcowboy

The American Embassy is in Tel Aviv and it is a show of support that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the undisputed capital of Israel at a time when the EU is supporting the terrorist activity of Fatah and Hamas demanding Israel negotiate with terrorism or they’ll “recognize” the fictional entity of Palestine.


7 posted on 02/10/2016 9:30:22 AM PST by A Conservative Thinker (Ted Cruz 2016)
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To: cornfedcowboy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Embassy_Act

“....Of the 190 U.S. embassies around the world, the embassy in Israel is the only one not in the capital of its host country.

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama signed waivers suspending the embassy law, citing diplomatic and security concerns. Arab countries have maintained that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem would undermine Washington’s position as a neutral negotiator on the final status of Jerusalem....”

http://www.wnd.com/2015/06/ted-cruz-calls-for-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem/


8 posted on 02/10/2016 9:32:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: cornfedcowboy
I'm a Cruz guy but never understood his priority to move our embassy back to Jerusalem.

Can you name another country in the world where we do not have our embassy in their capital?

11 posted on 02/10/2016 11:19:32 AM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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