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From: shevat57 <nycs...@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Subject: [NYCShuls] OFFICIAL U.S. Position on Jerusalem
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For Immediate Release March 29, 2012
The National Conference on Jewish Affairs is appalled that the United States Department of State repeatedly, publicly and adamantly refused to recognize that Jerusalem - any part of Jerusalem - is the capital of Israel, the Jewish State. NCJA calls on all members of Congress to weigh in on this important issue, and asks all friends of Israel to ask their congressional representatives to state their own positions on this matter.
At the March 28, 2012, daily briefing for reporters by the US Department of State, the spokesperson Victoria Nuland made crystal clear that this US administration takes the official position that it will be up to the Arab Palestinian leadership to agree on whether Jerusalem - ANY PART OF JERUSALEM - will be considered the capital of Israel, and that until those Arabs have agreed, the US government does not consider any part of Jerusalem to be Israel's capital.
This is from the official State Department transcript:
Q: Yesterday there was a bit of a kerfuffle over an announcement that was made by the department about the travel of your boss.
Is it the State Department's position that Jerusalem is not part of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Well, you know that our position on Jerusalem has not changed. The first media note was issued in error, without appropriate clearances. We reissued the note to make clear that undersecretary, acting undersecretary for—our—Kathy Stephens will be travelling to Algiers, Doha, Amman, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. With regard to our Jerusalem policy, it's a permanent-status issue. It's got to be resolved through the negotiations between the parties.
Q: Is it the view of the—of the United States that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, notwithstanding the question about the embassy—the location of the U.S. embassy?
MS. NULAND: We are not going to prejudge the outcome of those negotiations, including the final status of Jerusalem.
Q: Does that—does that mean that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Jerusalem is a permanent-status issue. It's got to be resolved through negotiations.
Q: That seems to suggest that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Is that correct or not?
MS. NULAND: I have just spoken to this issue –
Q: (Inaudible.)
MS. NULAND: — and I have nothing further to say on it.
Q: You've spoken to the issue –
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
Q: — but (haven't answered ?) the question. And I think there's a lot of people out there who are interested in hearing a real answer and not saying—and not trying to duck and say that this has got to be resolved by negotiations between the two sides.
MS. NULAND: That is our –
Q: What is the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Our policy with regard to Jerusalem is that it has to be solved through negotiations. That's all I have to say on this issue.
Q: What is the capital of Israel according –
MS. NULAND: Our embassy, as you know, is located in Tel Aviv.
Q: So does that mean you regard Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: The issue on Jerusalem has to be settled through negotiations.
….
Q: I just want to go back to—I want to clarify something, perhaps give you an "out" on your Jerusalem answer. Is it your—is it your position that all of Jerusalem is a final-status issue, or do you think—or is it just East Jerusalem?
MS. NULAND: Matt, I don't have anything further to what I've said 17 times on that subject. OK?
Q: All right. So hold on. So I just want to make sure. You're saying that all of Jerusalem, not just East Jerusalem, is a final-status issue.
MS. NULAND: Matt, I don't have anything further on Jerusalem to what I've already said.
The relevant portion of the video of the press conference can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8jra_mPKXQ
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From: shevat57 <nycs...@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Subject: [NYCShuls] OFFICIAL U.S. Position on Jerusalem
To: NYCS...@yahoogroups.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t8jra_mPKXQ
ASK CONGRESS: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JERUSALEM? 

For Immediate Release March 29, 2012
The National Conference on Jewish Affairs is appalled that the United States Department of State repeatedly, publicly and adamantly refused to recognize that Jerusalem - any part of Jerusalem - is the capital of Israel, the Jewish State. NCJA calls on all members of Congress to weigh in on this important issue, and asks all friends of Israel to ask their congressional representatives to state their own positions on this matter.
The NCJA calls upon the legislative branch of the United States government to use its unqualified power to fund American activities abroad to force this US Administration to comply with the truth, which is that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish State, Israel. Click this link to find your representatives:http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
At the March 28, 2012, daily briefing for reporters by the US Department of State, the spokesperson Victoria Nuland made crystal clear that this US administration takes the official position that it will be up to the Arab Palestinian leadership to agree on whether Jerusalem - ANY PART OF JERUSALEM - will be considered the capital of Israel, and that until those Arabs have agreed, the US government does not consider any part of Jerusalem to be Israel's capital.
This is from the official State Department transcript:
Q: Yesterday there was a bit of a kerfuffle over an announcement that was made by the department about the travel of your boss.
Is it the State Department's position that Jerusalem is not part of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Well, you know that our position on Jerusalem has not changed. The first media note was issued in error, without appropriate clearances. We reissued the note to make clear that undersecretary, acting undersecretary for—our—Kathy Stephens will be travelling to Algiers, Doha, Amman, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. With regard to our Jerusalem policy, it's a permanent-status issue. It's got to be resolved through the negotiations between the parties.
Q: Is it the view of the—of the United States that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, notwithstanding the question about the embassy—the location of the U.S. embassy?
MS. NULAND: We are not going to prejudge the outcome of those negotiations, including the final status of Jerusalem.
Q: Does that—does that mean that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Jerusalem is a permanent-status issue. It's got to be resolved through negotiations.
Q: That seems to suggest that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Is that correct or not?
MS. NULAND: I have just spoken to this issue –
Q: (Inaudible.)
MS. NULAND: — and I have nothing further to say on it.
Q: You've spoken to the issue –
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
Q: — but (haven't answered ?) the question. And I think there's a lot of people out there who are interested in hearing a real answer and not saying—and not trying to duck and say that this has got to be resolved by negotiations between the two sides.
MS. NULAND: That is our –
Q: What is the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: Our policy with regard to Jerusalem is that it has to be solved through negotiations. That's all I have to say on this issue.
Q: What is the capital of Israel according –
MS. NULAND: Our embassy, as you know, is located in Tel Aviv.
Q: So does that mean you regard Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel?
MS. NULAND: The issue on Jerusalem has to be settled through negotiations.
….
Q: I just want to go back to—I want to clarify something, perhaps give you an "out" on your Jerusalem answer. Is it your—is it your position that all of Jerusalem is a final-status issue, or do you think—or is it just East Jerusalem?
MS. NULAND: Matt, I don't have anything further to what I've said 17 times on that subject. OK?
Q: All right. So hold on. So I just want to make sure. You're saying that all of Jerusalem, not just East Jerusalem, is a final-status issue.
MS. NULAND: Matt, I don't have anything further on Jerusalem to what I've already said.
The relevant portion of the video of the press conference can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8jra_mPKXQ
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