Thanks to Ali Hoppe on the G+ Community United We Stand One Nation Under God,
I have found out that the U.S, Ambassador to Israel - David Friedman - is
publicly taking the stand that U.S. Embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to the
Eternal Capital of the Land of Israel is just a matter of when.
Since the Ambassador supposed to represent the agenda of the
U.S. government, it warms my heart that President Trump has not given up on
this campaign promise that has actually been mandated by the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel
David Friedman said the Trump administration will move the American embassy in
the country to Jerusalem, saying it is not a matter of "if, but
when," according to remarks offered in a new interview.
President Donald Trump
promised early on in his campaign for office that he would finally move the
U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which Israel considers its capital.
The issue has been shrouded
in controversy since it is longstanding U.S. policy not to recognize Jerusalem
as Israel's capital so as not to prejudge the outcome of peace negotiations
with the Palestinians.
Trump has promised to move
the embassy as one of his first declarations in office, but that was derailed
following opposition by the State Department and a renewed push to get the
Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
While Trump administration
officials have said the embassy move is still being reviewed, Friedman told
Erick Stakelbeck, director of Christians United for Israel's Watchman
Project, in an exclusive interview that the U.S. embassy is certain to be relocated
during Trump's tenure in office.
"The embassy will move.
It's not if, but when," Friedman told Stakelbeck in an interview set to be
broadcast on the TBN network. "I am convinced that during his term, the
United States will recognize Jerusalem as the undivided and eternal capital of
Israel."
Host
Erick Stakelbeck sits down with the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman,
at his residence in Herziliya to discuss strengthening U.S./Israel relations,
Jerusalem, Iran and more. Plus, the harrowing story of the forgotten Jewish
refugees of the Middle East is recounted.
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Adam Kredo is senior writer for the Washington Free Beacon. Formerly an award-winning
political reporter for the Washington Jewish Week, where he frequently broke
national news, Kredo’s work has been featured in outlets such as the Jerusalem
Post, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and Politico, among others. He lives in
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"How stands the city
on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was
eight years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still
stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no
matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must
have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling
through the darkness, toward home."
—Ronald Reagan,
Farewell Address, January 11, 1989
The Washington Free Beacon is a privately owned,
for-profit online newspaper that began publication on February 7, 2012.
Dedicated to uncovering the stories that the powers that be hope will never see
the light of day, the Free Beacon produces in-depth investigative
reporting on a wide range of issues, including public policy, government
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finding out just who is shaping our domestic and foreign policy and why, or
highlighting the threats to American security and peace in a dangerous world,
the Free Beacon is committed to serving the public interest by
reporting news and information that is not being fully covered by other news
organizations.
The Beacon's chairman is Michael Goldfarb. Its editor in chief is
Matthew Continetti. Sonny Bunch is the executive editor. Bill Gertz is senior
editor.
Here’s an excerpt about the current delay forced upon the
UN.
The UN Security Council
postponed its vote on an anti-Israel resolution at the last minute at the
request of Egypt, which proposed the draft in the first place.
The United Nations Security Council
vote on a draft resolution calling for an end to Jewish construction in all
areas desired by the Palestinian Authority for its hoped-for state – and in
fact, calling for an end to all Jewish communities in those areas – has been
postponed.
According to a Western diplomatic
source quoted Thursday by Reuters, the vote was postponed
“potentially indefinitely” in response to a request by Egyptian President Abdel
el-Sisi. The original draft text of the resolution was circulated by Egypt on
Wednesday evening, with the vote by the 15-member Council set for 3 pm ET
Thursday.
The text of that resolution
demanded that Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement
activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem… “ It said the establishment of settlements by Israel has “no legal validity and
constitutes a flagrant violation under international law…. [and] are dangerously imperiling the
viability of a two-state solution.”
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on the PMO website and in a video,
appealing to the Obama administration not to allow the …READ THE REST (UN Security Council Vote on Anti-Israel
Resolution Postponed; By Hana Levi Julian; JewishPress.com;
12/22/16)
Trump team puts forth 16 Position Points on Israel which
encourages a veto of any anti-Israel UN Resolution and the Move of the US
Embassy to Jerusalem.
The Unity Coalition for Israel wishes all of our readers a happy and healthy
Chanukah and Christmas.
http://unitycoalitionforisrael.org/aa/alert.php?id=175 Please take time to take action today. We are asking
President Obama to VETO any actions the UN Security Council against Israel and
also to encourage President-Elect Trump to fulfill his promise to move the US
Embassy in Israel to its rightful place in Jerusalem.
In the spirit of these holidays, we are expressing our joy
and elation over the 16 point position paper on Israel (please take time to
read it below) written by Jason Dov Greenblatt and David Friedman (Friedman
recently chosen by Trump as US Ambassador to Israel).
We could not have expressed these 16 points any more clearly ourselves. The
document is a windfall for friends of Israel who support Jewish sovereignty and
security in the land. We express our gratitude for this strong stand being
taken by the Trump Presidential Transition Team.
In light of the spirit of freedom both Chanukah and Christmas evoke, we want to
call our readers to action over 2 issues raised in this key 16 Point Position
Paper:
1 - Remind President Obama to VETO the French-introduced UN Security Council
resolution proposing the recognition of a Palestinian state within 18
months OR to impose restrictions on Israel regarding any activity within
the lands of Judea and Samaria ('West Bank'). This resolution can take place at
any moment and we must make our support for a veto of this resolution known!
2 - Encourage Donald Trump and his team to stand fast on moving the US Embassy
in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The US Congressional Law, the Jerusalem
Embassy Act of 1995, sponsored by Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, long-time friend
of Israel and UCI, was scheduled to be enforced by May of 1999. Let Donald
Trump, our new Ambassador David Friedman, and Congress (who voted
overwhelmingly for its passage) all know that we also strongly support this
move!
Ambassador David Friedman and Jason Dov Greenblatt,
Co-Chairmen of the Israel Advisory Committee to Donald J. Trump, should be
lauded for their work in bringing about a 16 point masterpiece.
Read and sign the letter below. Copies will be sent to: President Obama,
President Elect Donald Trump, Ambassador David Friedman, Jason Dov Greenblatt
and your Senator and Representatives
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We are also including the entire 16 Point Position Paper for you here:
THE 16 POINT POSITION PAPER by Mr. Trump's Israel Advisory Committee
Jason D. Greenblatt, EVP/Chief Legal Officer of The Trump Organization,
co-chairman of Mr. Trump's Israel Advisory Committee & Co-Founder of
InspireConversation.com - Nov 2, 2016
Joint Statement from Jason Dov Greenblatt and David Friedman, Co-Chairmen of
the Israel Advisory Committee to Donald J. Trump
It has been an exhilarating election cycle. Approximately seven months ago, we
were blessed to have been tapped by Donald J. Trump to be his top advisors with
respect to the State of Israel. We have been fortunate to work with a talented
team of people and have put together the below positions. Each of these
positions have been discussed with Mr. Trump and the Trump campaign, and most
have been stated, in one form or another, by Mr. Trump in various interviews or
speeches given by him or on his social media accounts. For those of you who are
true friends of the State of Israel, and for those of you who believe that the
State of Israel and the United States of America have an unbreakable
friendship, we urge you to read the below. We would like to express our
gratitude to those individuals who have helped us over the past few months. We
truly appreciate your efforts, friendship and guidance. We would also like to
express our gratitude to our friend, a great friend of the State of Israel,
Donald J. Trump, who gave us the tremendous opportunity to serve in this
capacity. May God bless the United States of America and the State of Israel.
1 - The unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel is based upon
shared values of democracy, freedom of speech, respect for minorities,
cherishing life, and the opportunity for all citizens to pursue their dreams.
2 - Israel is the state of the Jewish people, who have lived in that land for
3,500 years. The State of Israel was founded with courage and determination by
great men and women against enormous odds and is an inspiration to people
everywhere who value freedom and human dignity.
3 - Israel is a staunch ally of the U.S. and a key partner in the global war
against Islamic jihadism. Military cooperation and coordination between Israel
and the U.S. must continue to grow.
4 - The American people value our close friendship and alliance with Israel
culturally, religiously, and politically. While other nations have required
U.S. troops to defend them, Israelis have always defended their own country by
themselves and only ask for military equipment assistance and diplomatic
support to do so. The U.S. does not need to nation-build in Israel or send
troops to defend Israel.
5 - The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the American and Israeli
Governments is a good first step, but there is much more to be done. A Trump
Administration will ensure that Israel receives maximum military, strategic and
tactical cooperation from the United States, and the MOU will not limit the
support that we give. Further, Congress will not be limited to give support
greater than that provided by the MOU if it chooses to do so. Israel and the
United States benefit tremendously from what each country brings to the table.
The relationship is a two way street.
6 - The U.S. should veto any United Nations votes that unfairly single out
Israel and will work in international institutions and forums, including in our
relations with the European Union, to oppose efforts to delegitimize Israel,
impose discriminatory double standards against Israel, or to impose special
labeling requirements on Israeli products or boycotts on Israeli goods.
7 - The U.S. should cut off funds for the UN Human Rights Council, a body
dominated by countries presently run by dictatorships that seems solely devoted
to slandering the Jewish State. UNESCO's attempt to disconnect the State of
Israel from Jerusalem is a one-sided attempt to ignore Israel's 3,000-year bond
to its capital city, and is further evidence of the enormous anti-Israel bias
of the United Nations.
8 - The U.S. should view the effort to boycott, divest from, and sanction (BDS)
Israel as inherently anti-Semitic and take strong measures, both diplomatic and
legislative, to thwart actions that are intended to limit commercial relations
with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israeli areas, in a
discriminatory manner. The BDS movement is just another attempt by the
Palestinians to avoid having to commit to a peaceful co-existence with Israel.
The false notion that Israel is an occupier should be rejected.
9 - The Trump administration will ask the Justice Department to investigate
coordinated attempts on college campuses to intimidate students who support
Israel.
10 - A two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians appears impossible
as long as the Palestinians are unwilling to renounce violence against Israel
or recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Additionally, the
Palestinians are divided between PA rule in the West Bank and Hamas rule in
Gaza so there is not a united Palestinian people who could control a second
state. Hamas is a US-designated terrorist organization that actively seeks
Israel's destruction. We will seek to assist the Israelis and the Palestinians
in reaching a comprehensive and lasting peace, to be freely and fairly
negotiated between those living in the region.
11 - The Palestinian leadership, including the PA, has undermined any chance
for peace with Israel by raising generations of Palestinian children on an
educational program of hatred of Israel and Jews. The larger Palestinian
society is regularly taught such hatred on Palestinian television, in the
Palestinian press, in entertainment media, and in political and religious
communications. The two major Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fatah,
regularly promote anti-Semitism and jihad.
12 - The U.S. cannot support the creation of a new state where terrorism is
financially incentivized, terrorists are celebrated by political parties and
government institutions, and the corrupt diversion of foreign aid is rampant.
The U.S. should not support the creation of a state that forbids the presence
of Christian or Jewish citizens, or that discriminates against people on the
basis of religion.
13 - The U.S. should support direct negotiations between Israel and the
Palestinians without preconditions, and will oppose all Palestinian, European
and other efforts to bypass direct negotiations between parties in favor of an
imposed settlement. Any solutions imposed on Israel by outside parties
including by the United Nations Security Council, should be opposed. We support
Israel's right and obligation to defend itself against terror attacks upon its
people and against alternative forms of warfare being waged upon it legally,
economically, culturally, and otherwise.
14 - Israel's maintenance of defensible borders that preserve peace and promote
stability in the region is a necessity. Pressure should not be put on Israel to
withdraw to borders that make attacks and conflict more likely.
15 - The U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the eternal and indivisible capital
of the Jewish state and Mr. Trump's Administration will move the U.S. embassy
to Jerusalem.
16 - Despite the Iran Nuclear deal in 2015, the U.S. State Department recently
designated Iran, yet again, as the leading state sponsor of terrorism, putting
the Middle East particularly, but the whole world at risk by financing, arming,
and training terrorist groups operating around the world including Hamas,
Hezbollah, and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S. must
counteract Iran's ongoing violations of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
regarding Iran's quest for nuclear weapons and their noncompliance with past
and present sanctions, as well as the agreements they signed, and implement
tough, new sanctions when needed to protect the world and Iran's neighbors from
its continuing nuclear and non-nuclear threats.
Jason D. Greenblatt
EVP/Chief Legal Officer of The Trump Organization, co-chairman of Mr. Trump's
Israel Advisory Committee & Co-Founder of InspireConversation.com
Since July 1991, the Unity Coalition for Israel has convened an alliance of
Christian and Jewish organizations actively working together to generate
support for the State of Israel. With more than 200 autonomous partners,
representing more than 40 million Americans, we are the largest network of
Pro-Israel groups in the world. Through this grassroots coalition, we deliver a
much-needed message to the media and Congress.
Our Mission
The mission of Unity Coalition for Israel is to focus the efforts of secular
and religious organizations and individuals for whom the existence of the State
of Israel is central and essential to the future of the free world. We educate
these organizations and individuals on security issues and radical ideologies,
including global Islamic terrorism, affecting not only Israel, but all of
Western Civilization.
Partner Organizations
UCI reaches millions of people through more than 200 Christian & Jewish
organizations, including churches, synagogues, prayer networks, think tanks and
thousands of individuals. UCI maintains a clearinghouse to update the public by
forwarding our daily newsletters, Urgent Action Alerts, Media Alerts, Press
Releases and utilizing our two websites. Information is widely distributed
throughout this vast network of staunch, reliable friends, keeping them
informed concerning the latest issues pertaining to the war for the free world
in which we are engaged.
Media
We contact radio stations & TV networks by e-mail with the latest news and
views not found in most secular media. Routine messages go to: 1,700 religious
radio stations, 245 Christian TV stations, and all secular media. Emails are
sent regularly to secular newspapers and magazines, 120 Christian newspapers,
70 Jewish newspapers.
Our Founder: Esther Levens
In 1991, Esther Levens, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
the Unity Coalition for Israel (UCI), brought together more than 200
organizations to educate Americans and others about Israel, the Middle East and
radical Islam. This Coalition, representing millions of people, has served as a
clearinghouse for information on Israel, its history and culture, and that of
the 22 Arab nations surrounding it. She has overseen this broad educational
outreach to grassroots America by communicating with the secular and religious
media, college campuses, the U.S. Presidential Cabinet, the U.S. Congress, the
Israeli Knesset and other government officials.
