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From: AICE < To: jeevacation(ii2gmail.com Subject: AICE Update: Does the American government recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital? Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:17:12 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Ow& 230a ' eat E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual IN THIS ISSUE Myths & Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Times of Israel Podcast Palestinian Authority THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Birthday of Jewish American Singer Neil Diamond (1941) Nazi's Murder 1,400 Serbian Jews from Novi Sad (1942) IDF Kills Munich Massacre Planner, Ali Hassan Salameh (1979) January 23, 2017 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Does the American government recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital? "International law makes states the sole determinants of their own capital." ..,..Myths & Facts: Nevertheless, of the 190 nations with which 2012 America has diplomatic relations, Israel is the only one whose capital is not recognized by the US government. The US embassy, like most others, is in Tel Aviv forty miles from Jerusalem. The United States does maintain a consulate in East Jerusalem, however, that deals with Israeli Jews in Jerusalem and Palestinians in the territories. The office works independent of the embassy, reporting directly to Washington, and the consul general is not accredited to Israel. His residence is in West Jerusalem. A whole set of rules (e.g., not allowing official cars to fly the US flag in the city, and marking the birthplace of Americans born in Jerusalem as Jerusalem rather than Israel) were established to do everything possible to avoid the appearance of US legitimization of Israel's capital. The United States not only refused to locate its embassy in Jerusalem, but also pressured others not to do so. Click Here to Continue Reading The Times of Israel There Was Never a Two-State Solution, EFTA00650570 See More Jewish History Events To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! It's Time to Move On The answer to the question of how to resolve the conflicting claims over Palestine has been to partition Palestine into two states. This assumes, however, that the parties only have a dispute over land, but this has never been the case. The conflict has always had political, religious, historical, geographical and psychological dimensions. The international community's unwillingness to accept this reality has led to the continued fantasy that a two-state solution is possible. An honest appraisal of the historical record indicates it was never possible for one principal reason, the Palestinians have never been prepared to share any part of the land they claim as their own. This irredentism is based in large measure on the view that Jews have no place in the Islamic world - except as second-class citizens (dhimmis) under Muslim rule. No UN resolution or State Department formula will change this reality and therefore it is time acknowledge the two-state idea as presently conceived is dead. Click Here to Read More Podcast Start-Up Nation for the Humanities Kids from hell: Early Holocaust testimonies of Child Survivors Dr. Boaz Cohen, lecturer in history and chair of the Holocaust Studies Program at the Western Galilee College, discusses his new book Was Their Voice Heard? Early Holocaust Testimonies of Child Survivors and analyzes the treatment of underage survivors and how it could inform refugee relief agencies working today. Click Here to Read More Palestinian Authority Allocations to Terrorists and their Families [Hebrew with English subtitles] EFTA00650571 To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, 604 Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2810 Blaine Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 SafeUnsubscriber" [email protected] Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by in collaboration with EFTA00650572 Constant Contact Try it free today EFTA00650573