Visiting Brussels on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only defended President Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but pressed all European nations to follow his example.
Netanyahu cited the Bible as proof of the position, saying that the Bible makes it clear Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, saying it was “absurd” of European officials not to accept that position out of hand.
The status of Jerusalem, in reality, is intensely contested, because it is religiously significant to multiple religions, and is claimed as the cpaital of not just Israel, but of Palestine as well. That Israel has expanded the definition of “Greater Jerusalem” to include large amounts of Palestine only makes such declarations more controversial.
Indeed, the occupation is a big reason why up Trump’s declaration, no nation had accepted Israel’s claim of Jerusalem as a capital, and everyone had their embassies in Tel Aviv. The rest of the world largely maintains that such a position will remain until the resolution of the occupation and the establishment of permanent borders.
Is he serious?? This comment is just as foolish as the paper drawings of Iran’s nuclear program at the UN.
Yes, Bibi is serious. He’s appealing to the Evangelical Rapture crowd who happen to be Trump’s base.
In this instance, his targeted audience is the Europeans, not the Americans – but that will probably come next.
You mean those extreme religious Americans who claim to be Christians?
Just Sheldon Adelson who writes the checks
If we are going to hold to the boundaries of countries as they were in Old Testament times then we have a lot of boundary changes and name changes for other countries to make.
And there will be a lot of people to be kicked out of their homes and country as well.
That is the irony, those who support Israel and the anti-Palestinian stance on the basis of the long ago past, would not react very kindly if the same situation was to be meted out to them on the same principle.
Right you are. Can you imagine how Americans would feel if the world, via the UN, ganged up on us and told us to leave as this land was being given back to the Indians, the original inhabitants?
Israel signed peace treaties with Jordan & Egypt even though that meant giving up large areas of Biblical Israel showing that Israel values peace more than it values territory.
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is lying but don’t take my word for it, take Prof. juan Coles;
https://www.juancole.com/2010/03/top-ten-reasons-east-jerusalem-does-not.html
Netanyahu thinks he’s riding high and mighty right now. I predict that Trump will rapidly become a millstone around their necks. By the time it’s all said and done, Bibi and MBS will wish they never heard the name.
Someone needs to go through Bibi’s wardrobe and remove every item with mixed textiles and his kitchen staff needs stern warnings about serving any dish like Beef Stronganof with meat stewed in milk, and be issued elaborate charts detailing when yeast can be used to make bread. And, I surely hope that the legal authorities are warned not to keep any silver plunder for themselves when destroying Palestinian homes. Can’t have G-D getting pissed off at his own “favorites”.
I almost forgot, in case Bibi gets into a wrestling match, we have to keep his wife from ringside, because if she grabs Bibi’s opponent by the testicles, she will have to be killed. Ignorance of the law, can get you into real trouble in the Holyland!
She appears to have been in a few rasslin’ matches herself.
The Bible proves it, eh? Well thanks be to God, I was worried about that. I’m sure it will all clear up now.
The Bible is the history of the world creation and Palestine had been there before Jacob was born. Jacob and his children lived in Judea The issue of capital of places was man made and is still man made. Jacob was called Israel not a plt of land was called Israel. His skin shade was brown and not pink like Netanyanwu. So Netanyanwu does not know what he is saying.
Where fid he get that? Jerusalem definitely was not always Jewish capital. Periods of Greek rule, followed by Byzanthum rrule. And Jewish population in Jerusalem varied sustantially. For example, between the turn of the millenium and 537, no Jews lived in Jeruslem. The new Arab rulers granted Christians various rights. The new rulers invited aboun10! FamiliesO
Before all that, it was a small hill city which belonged to the Jebusites, long before Abraham arrived in Canaan from Ur in Iraq..
The Bible is a forged land deed.
It never was a moral guide
If I had showed up in biblical times with a Bic lighter I would have ruled the world.
Sure – every country should go back as far as written records exist to make stupid claims on where their capital is. By the way, there were people living in modern Israel before the Israelites killed the inhabitants and took over.
The Bible, Hasbara 1.0
They haven’t prove by scriptures here yet, no scriptures have he posted here,