Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat criticizes the US Supreme Court’s decision on Americans born in Jerusalem, calling on Obama to publicly pronounce Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
“As Washington is the capital of the United States, London is the capital of England and Paris is the capital of France — so Jerusalem was and always will be the capital of Israel, but more than this, also the heart and soul of the Jewish people.
“It is in these days, when anti-Semitism is trying to rear its head and [the international] Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [movement] supports Hamas positions which threaten the peace of the world and negate Israel’s existence, we expect the US to strengthen the State of Israel and recognize Jerusalem as its capital.
“I call on US President Barack Obama to publicly pronounce what has been known for generations, that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that Israel is the home of the Jewish people.”
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