Sen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinstein Reports indicate the president will move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I wrote him last week to explain why that would be a terrible decision. 6:19 PM - Dec 5, 2017 Posted on 12/06/2017 12:58:42 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Democrats are already revving up their outrage machine over President Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (fact check: it is), and to set in motion a plan to accordingly move the US embassy from Tel Aviv. Trump's call is controversial and not without risk, but attempts to frame it as radically out of the mainstream or reckless are unfair and wrong. It's important to note that multiple past presidents have affirmed Jerusalem as Israel's capital or vowed to do precisely what Trump is finally doing -- from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush to Barack Obama. Trump's predecessors decided that their stances were better as applause lines than foreign policy; Trump, by contrast, is actually following through. Relatedly, California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein released a statement admonishing Trump that confirming and implementing his then-rumored decision would be "terrible" and dangerous:
Sen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinstein Reports indicate the president will move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I wrote him last week to explain why that would be a terrible decision. 6:19 PM - Dec 5, 2017
What's interesting about this critique is that Trump is complying with a law passed by Congress (the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995) mandating that the US government relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, Israel's rightful capital city. Among the 93 Senators who voted for that law? Dianne Feinstein. Yes, the law included waiver powers for the president to defer the change based on national security judgments, and Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama did exactly that. Trump is declining to seek another delay, opting to follow the overwhelmingly-passed 1995 law and fulfill a campaign pledge. Feinstein's letter refers to tensions and violence that could escalate if the US goes beyond paying lip service to the notion that Jerusalem is Israel's capital -- citing the upheaval that occurred in the Second Intifada, which was attributed to then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "provocatively" visiting the Temple Mount. That may be the fig leaf with which Feinstein justifies her flip-flop. But I'm not sure that succumbing to threats of violence, and pointing to the past actions of terrorists, is a good way to craft or determine US foreign policy. Also, guess what Feinstein also voted for all the way back in...June of 2017, well after the Second Intifada?
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Monday that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Co-sponsored by 17 senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), the text calls on the legislative body to recognize the half a century landmark since Israel captured the eastern part of the city during the 1967 Six Day War...“Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of Israel in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected,” the resolution states, adding that “there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem for 3 millennia.”...The White House further tried to assure that Trump would still move the embassy eventually. “The question is not if that move happens, but only when,” a statement from Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. The resolution “reaffirms the Jerusalem Embassy Act” — the law mandating the relocation — and explicitly “calls upon the President and all United States officials to abide by its provisions.” Schumer, the Democratic Senate leader and one of the most prominent Jewish members of Congress, released a statement introducing the measure that implored the US to recognize Jerusalem as the Jewish state’s capital. “I am proud to sponsor this resolution, which reaffirms the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 that states Jerusalem should remain an undivided city and Israel’s capital – in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are celebrated, valued and protected,” he said. Feinstein is outraged that the president is following a law that she voted for more than 20 years ago, then voted with all of her colleagues to reaffirm a few months ago. I'll leave you with this heavily editorialized tweet from a "news" organization, followed by a piece of fake news shared by a liberal writer:
AFP news agency @AFP #BREAKING President Donald Trump is to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, upending decades of careful US policy and ignoring dire warnings from allies across the Middle East and the world 3:04 AM - Dec 6, 2017
Peter Beinart @PeterBeinart Over the next 24 hours, when you hear the phrase "undivided Jerusalem," remember that Israel's "separation barrier" runs through the city https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.792699 … 2:49 AM - Dec 6, 2017
Israel's East Jerusalem cleanup won’t include areas beyond separation barrier Some 140,000 Palestinians live in these neighborhoods, where sanitation levels are extremely poor haaretz.com
The replies to his assertion are pretty entertaining; here's a succinct explanation of how he's wrong:
Noah Pollak @NoahPollak This is BS. The security fence runs along the far eastern edge of the city, not "through" it. https://twitter.com/PeterBeinart/status/938223935249960960 … 2:52 AM - Dec 6, 2017
And by the way, that security fence has been quite effective at stopping terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. Oh, one more thing:
David Rutz @DavidRutz Last Four Democratic Party Platforms Have Called Jerusalem the Capital of Israel http://freebeacon.com/politics/last-four-democratic-party-platforms-called-jerusalem-capital-israel/ … 1:36 PM - Dec 6, 2017
because she’s a lying crook imho, just like so many of the GOPe who told us they wanted to get rid of O-care.. many many times...and then refused to do it
the uniparty is crooked to the core and needs to be retired ASAP
Grandstander.......demented old lady who probably can’t remember which shoe to put on what foot and she’s runnin’ again and will probably be relected until she dies in her chair on these committees she’s on. She’s a typical reason to consider term limits.
No surprise. Just your typical dimoKKKRAT hypocrite.
Feinstein and Boxer, 2 FAKE Jew B!TCH Yentas!
...The second intifada, which resulted in the deaths of thousands, was “sparked” by Ariel Sharon visiting the temple mount...
Savagery done by Muslims has been some of the most reprehensible in history. And it continues into the 21st century. They are simply murderous thugs who act out murderously when they feel slighted..
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She’s like the republicans who voted over and over again for the repeal of Obamacare when they thought they would never have to actually do it.
Plus she can’t be caught agreeing with Trump on anything or she will be booted out of the Anti-Amerian Democrat Party.
Di is an addled idiot like her sister Nan.
Her exception to this is like pelosi being pro abortion and still being a Catholic.
She’s just PO’d because none of her brethren or anybody else for that matter had the cohones to do this before President Trump.
ok yes i get your point yes
feinstein has on occasion said some logical things, occasionally, but all in all she votes with the extreme commie leftists and she’s crooked as all hell, imho....
just start looking into her (and her hubby’s) financial dealings while in office...and watch her scream!
JIHO.Jew in heredity only.
Cut the lady some slack—she is senile and forgot her previous position!
Hamas called the democraps to a day of rage.
Trump needs to start a “Dem Lies and Hypocrisy” chart to tweet and take to rallies, events.....since the GOP Congress seems to be in hibernation.
Feinstein is about as observant a Jew as Pelosi is a Catholic.
I believe Pelosi voted for it as well.
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