{"id":7031,"date":"2017-12-05T18:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishbreakingnews.com\/jbn\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2024-03-13T05:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:27:37","slug":"10-reasons-trump-recognize-jerusalem-capital-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishbreakingnews.com\/10-reasons-trump-recognize-jerusalem-capital-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why Trump Should Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Jerusalem has been the official capital of the State of Israel and the center of its government since 1950. Jerusalem is the seat of Israel\u2019s President, Knesset, and Supreme Court, and the site of most government ministries and social and cultural institutions. Jerusalem is the ancient spiritual center of Judaism and is also considered a holy city by the members of other religious faiths. Israel protects the holy sites of all faiths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, building, in Jerusalem. Photography by Leif Knutsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. In 1967, Jordan rejected warnings from Israel and opened an aggressive war against Israel by bombarding Jerusalem. In response and in self-defense, Israel captured east Jerusalem, then controlled by Jordan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Smoke rises over Jerusalem from Jordanian artillery barrage in the 1967 war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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      1. As such, Israel\u2019s status in eastern Jerusalem is entirely legitimate and lawful and accepted by the international community under the international law of armed conflict.<\/li>\n
      2. The 1967 unification of Jerusalem by Israel through the extension of its law, jurisdiction, and administration to eastern Jerusalem, while not accepted by the international community, did not alter the legality of Israel\u2019s presence and status in, and governance of, the city.