Posted on 01/03/2017 5:01:41 PM PST by Kaslin
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) have introduced the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act, which would move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and therefore recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital city. Currently, the U.S. Embassy is located in Tel Aviv.
In a statement, Sen. Cruz said that it was "finally time" to move the embassy.
“Jerusalem is the eternal and undivided capital of Israel,” Sen. Cruz said. “Unfortunately, the Obama administration's vendetta against the Jewish state has been so vicious that to even utter this simple truth - let alone the reality that Jerusalem is the appropriate venue for the American embassy in Israel - is shocking in some circles. But it is finally time to cut through the double-speak and broken promises and do what Congress said we should do in 1995: formally move our embassy to the capital of our great ally Israel. I am pleased to co-sponsor this legislation with Senator Heller and Senator Rubio, and I look forward to working with the Trump administration to make this happen.”
In 1995, Congress passed “The Jerusalem Embassy and Relocation Act,” which was supposed to move the embassy to Jerusalem. More than 20 years later, this has not yet happened.
President-elect Donald Trump has stated that he thinks the embassy should be in Jerusalem.
Good old Teddy Boy is going to do everything in his power to preempt Trump.
What an ass-hat clown.
Please correct me if I am wrong but aren’t there scriptures forbidding Jerusalem from being a seat of earthly government?
I’m sure Trump knew this was going to be introduced. Let’s wait for a tweet before jumping on this.
Where are McCain and Graham?
Read Post 4.....it’ll fill in all the blanks...and make Kerry look like the fool he is.
Did you expect Trump to do this by an E.O. ?
Do you actually think Cruz did this solely to preempt Trump ?
Winning...
“Please correct me if I am wrong but aren’t there scriptures forbidding Jerusalem from being a seat of earthly government?”
No there are not.
Jerusalem was the capital of Israel and then Judea from about 800BC until 70AD except for the Babylonian captivity which lasted 70 years
People will be scalping tickets for the Senate Hearing on this bill.
TWB
Yep!
In 1995, Congress passed “The Jerusalem Embassy and Relocation Act,” which was supposed to move the embassy to Jerusalem. More than 20 years later, this has not yet happened.
If there is already an act of Congress on the books to move the embassy, why do we need another one.
Just move it.
If Ted Cruz cured all forms of cancer by crushing up cockroaches, you’d be on PETA’s side protesting for the poor dead bugs.
Linseed and McSlime are out beating bushes looking for Eric Braverman.
Where is Eric Braverman?
Why do we need another Act of Congress?
Are the rest of our embassies located by congressional acts,
or does the state dept simply put it’s embassies where they belong?
Where is Eric Braverman?
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Given the fact that we've had a law recognizing Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel and mandating our Embassy be moved, all that was needed was a President willing to enforce the law. Not Congressional action. Instead of grandstanding work on the many issues that require Congressional action. Start with tax policy and an Obamacare replacement. Not repeating old laws about Jerusalem and repealing ethics oversight.
It will be a nice statement to the world that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the Jewish Capital of Israel.
This is the first thing to work on?
How about having bills to Repeal ACA and provide for border security on Pres. Trump’s desk January 20. Get those debates done now, save this other stuff for later.
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