Trump: 'Jerusalem is Israel's capital'
Hamas says decision will 'open the gates of hell'
Published: 5 hours ago.
Updated: 12/06/2017 at 5:40 PM


Donald Trump made history on Wednesday, becoming the first American president to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

He said his decision was “nothing more or less than a recognition of reality” and that the move should not be interpreted as a departure from the U.S. stance of working toward a peaceful “two-state solution” to the age-old Arab-Israeli conflict.

In 1995, Congress adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act, urging the federal government to relocate the American Embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize that city as Israel’s Capital.

“This Act passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority, and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago,” Trump said in remarks to the nation from the White House Wednesday afternoon.

But the law contained a clause allowing the president to sign a “waiver” that would delay its implementation. Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama signed the waiver every six months, refusing to let the law passed by Congress go into effect.

Not Trump.

Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital was one of the promises he made to those who voted for him in November 2016, and it’s now another promise he can cross off his list.

Rabbi Tuly Weisz of Jerusalem-based Israel 365, which publishes Breaking Israel News, said Trump’s announcement is “recognition of the eternal connection between the Land, the People, and the God of Israel.”

“We are so appreciative to God that President Donald Trump took the courageous step of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. We know that Trump’s declaration was largely made possible by the encouragement and support of so many American Christian Zionists,” Weisz said in an emailed statement to WND. “They provided the political backing to make this historic move and for that, the Jewish people should be thankful.

“The Bible states that Jerusalem is the apple of God’s eye (Zechariah 2:8). Now, finally, the Holy City will once again become a city of righteousness and justice, as the Hebrew prophets who lived in Jerusalem declared so long ago.

“We will continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”

The Czech Republic became the first nation to follow Trump and announce it will also recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

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