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Special Report: Trump Passed the Test. What About Netanyahu  By Shmuel Sackett http://www.zehutinternational.com/single-post/2017/12/06/Now-its-Netanyahus-Turn Although I speak and write a lot, I am a man of action FAR MORE than one of words. I believe that every Jew should live in Israel… so 27 years ago, I took my wife and 4 little kids and moved from Long Island to Netanya. I believe that the Torah is true and Hashem's instructions are clear… so I keep every commandment and law to the best of my ability. I believe that the Rabbis are Hashem's messengers… so I follow their guidance and direction.   That's how I live my life and I don't consider myself a hero because of it. When something is true, I make it happen and make it real. I never let the truth remain as an intellectual exercise. Why do I mention this, all of a sudden? Because today marked a historic day when the President of the United States stated a truth which he immediately followed up with an action. Truth: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Action: Instructing the US State Department to begin the procedure of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.   Compare that to the Prime Minister of Israel. Truth: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Action: Jews cannot walk freely in 30% of the city. (If a Jew gets stabbed in the Moslem quarter, the first reaction is always; "What was he doing there??") Jews cannot pray on the Temple Mount and must present photo ID and be physically checked just to walk there. (This applies to Jews only) Jews cannot build in Jerusalem. (Over 30 building projects – in Jerusalem – have been put on hold by the present Israeli government)   So, I ask you – what does Bibi Netanyahu mean when he says that "Jerusalem is the capital of Israel"??? Trump was very clear what he meant but I cannot figure out what Bibi means. His words go to the right but his actions go to the left…   My dearest Prime Minister; Trump passed his test. Now it's your turn.   With Love of Israel, Shmuel Sackett Chairman Zehut International   Share Tweet Forward CLICK HERE to read all the latest articles by Moshe Feiglin, Shmuel Sackett and more on the new Zehut International website. Tired of watching from the sidelines? Join ZEHUT International, and become part of the winning team! CLICK HERE for our website Zehut International - USA 1282 North Broad Street Hillside, NJ 07205 Tel. 718.717.2080   Zehut International - Israel 22 Isserlis Street Tel Aviv, Israel Tel. 052.607.0119   Membership Inquiries: Aryeh@ZehutIinternational.com

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Fwd: ZOA's Mort Klein Breitbart Article: Jerusalem Was Never Holy to Muslims

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ZOA's Mort Klein Breitbart Article: Jerusalem Was Never Holy to Muslims Share       For more information contact Morton A. Klein 212-481-1500 Follow @mortonaklein7 on Twitter. Website: www.zoa.org NEW YORK, September 7, 2017 It's time to end the propaganda myth that Jerusalem is holy to Muslims. Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish nation under King David and other Jewish kings for hundreds of years. The U.S. Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 stated: "In 1996, the State of Israel will celebrate the 3,000th anniversary of the Jewish presence in Jerusalem since King David's entry." Jerusalem was never the capital of any other nation. After the Arab conquest of Israel in 716 CE, the Arabs made Ramla their capital –not Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the Jewish people's holiest city. Jerusalem's Old City (in the eastern portion of Jerusalem, the real Jerusalem) contains the millennia old Jewish quarter and Judaism's holiest site, the Temple Mount where the First and Second Jewish Temples stood, long before the birth of Islam. And eastern Jerusalem also contains the world's oldest and largest (3,000 years-old) Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives. (Eastern Jerusalem is the real Jerusalem throughout Biblical and human history; Western Jerusalem was built in recent years.) Jerusalem is mentioned almost 700 times in the Torah, the Jewish holy books. Jerusalem isnevermentioned in the Koran – not even once.  Throughout the millennia, Jews always pray for Jerusalem 20 times each day, remember Jerusalem in holiday and wedding ceremonies, and pray facing Jerusalem.  By contrast, Muslims pray facing Mecca. There are no Muslim prayers for Jerusalem.  Significantly, neither the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)'s original National Charter (drafted in 1964, during Jordanian Muslim rule), nor the PLO's 1968 National Charter, nor the Fatah (Arafat's terrorist group) Constitution even mention Jerusalem, let alone call for its establishment as a Palestinian Arab capital. Muslims make their pilgrimages to Mecca; while Jewish pilgrimages are to Jerusalem. One of the five pillars of Islam (the five obligatory fundamental Muslim practices) is the "Hajj" pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Torah commands the Jewish people to make pilgrimages to the Temple in Jerusalem three times each year, on Judaism's three pilgrimage festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot).  Jews have lived in Jerusalem throughout the millennia. Since at least the mid-1800s, the majority of the people living in Jerusalem were Jews. Theodore Herzl wrote in his diary about his arrival in Jerusalem on the evening of October 31, 1898: "The streets were alive with Jews sauntering in the moonlight." The 1907 prestigious Baedekers' Travel Guide reported that at that time, Jerusalem had 40,000 Jews; 13,000 Christians and 7,000 Muslims.   In an attempt to create an Islamic religious connection to Jerusalem, Muslims point to Koran and hadith passages referring to Muhammad's dream (not an actual event) of journeying to heaven on his steed Buraq from "Al Aqsa" – the "farthest mosque."  However, the "farthest mosque" could not possibly have meant Jerusalem because the Koran refers to Palestine as the "nearest" place, and Jerusalem was a central crossroads in the Middle East –nota "farthest" place. Moreover, Jerusalem's eventual "Al Aqsa Mosque" was built long after the Koran and the Hadith were written. The mosque was named "Al Aqsa" after the fact, to create a myth about the location of Mohammed's dream. During Mohammed's day, Jerusalem was ruled by Byzantine Christians, and a Byzantine Christian church stood on the Temple Mount. So little did Jerusalem mean to the Muslim Ottomans that, during the First World War, they abandoned it to the British without a fight and even contemplated entirely destroying the city before leaving it. In 1948, six Arab nations invaded Israel, and Jordan captured and illegally occupied the eastern portion of Jerusalem for 19 years (1948-1967). During Jordan's illegal occupation, Jordan demolished 58 centuries-old Jewish synagogues, killed or expelled the Jews, pillaged tombstones of the 3,000-years-old Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery to line latrines and build roads, denied Jews access to their holiest religious sites, and harshly discriminated against Christians and churches. Jordan prohibited Christian churches and communities from buying land or opening new schools, required Christian schools to teach the Koran, and refused to allow Christian holidays.  Under Jordanian Arab Muslim rule, Jerusalem became a small isolated town. Arabs abandoned Jerusalem and moved to Amman.  Significantly, neither the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)'s original National Charter (drafted in 1964, during Jordanian Muslim rule), nor the PLO's 1968 National Charter, nor the Fatah (Arafat's terrorist group) Constitution even mention Jerusalem, let alone call for its establishment as a Palestinian Arab capital! During Jordan's 19-year illegal occupation of Jerusalem, Jordan also kept its capital in Amman, built Jordan's first university in Amman, as well as the King's numerous residences, and made its Friday prayer radio broadcasts from Amman – not from Jerusalem. Arab leaders did not even bother visiting Jerusalem (with the brief exception of King Hussein). Jordan allowed eastern Jerusalem to fall into disrepair – to become a slum, with virtually no water or plumbing or electricity. This is of course not how an Islamic nation would treat a city that was really holy to Islam. Tellingly, in the not-so-distant past, Muslims recognized the Temple Mount as the site of the biblical Jewish temples. Thus, the Jerusalem Muslim Supreme Council's publication, 'A Brief Guide to the Haram Al-Sharif' (1925 edition, page 4), states about Jerusalem's Temple Mount that: "Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to the universal belief, on which 'David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.'"  (The quotation is from 2 Samuel 24:25.)  The same Muslim publication notes on page 16: "In the west wall of the chamber, a door opens into a staircase descending to Solomon's stables. This is a vast subterranean chamber … It dates probably as far back as the construction of Solomon's Temple. According to Josephus, it was in existence and was used as a place of refuge by the Jews at the time of the conquest of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70 A.D." (After 1954, all such references to the biblical Temples were excised from this publication.) Mideast scholar Prof. Francis Peters of NYU said that Muslims have always regarded Jerusalem "with careless indifference." There has never even been an important place of Muslim learning built or established there. However, Leon Uris, famed author of "Exodus" wrote, "Jerusalem has known only two periods of true greatness and these have been separated by 2000 years. Greatness has only happened under Jewish rule … Jews have remained constant in their love throughout the centuries. It is the longest and deepest love affair in the history of the world." It's only by the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli rule since 1967 that the city has been revitalized, enjoyed stunning growth, and finally enjoys full freedom of religion and access to holy sites for people of every faith. This would be threatened by its re-division, as is already obvious in the massive Christian exodus from Palestinian Arab controlled Gaza and Bethlehem. Whatever form a final peace deal may one day take, there is no morally just, religiously or factually based, or legally sound reason to dignify the falsified, fabricated Muslim claims to Jerusalem. The fabrication that Jerusalem is holy to Islam impedes peace, instigates bloodshed, promotes a historic lie, and denies Judaism's religious, historic and legal rights. It's time to set the record straight.  Morton A. Klein is National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). (Visit www.zoa.org; follow on twitter, @mortonaklein7) A major Jewish weekly named him one of the top five Jewish leaders in America.Another named him one of the top dozen "Jewish Activists of the Century." He formerly worked in medical research with two-time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling(Chemistry and Peace) This article was published by Breitbart and may be found here.

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Follow ZOA    About the ZOA The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA educates the public, elected officials, the media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing Arab war against Israel. The ZOA works to strengthen U.S.- Israel relations through educational activities, public affairs programs and our work on Capitol Hill, and to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias in the media, in textbooks, in schools and on college campuses. Under the leadership of such presidents as Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, and current President Morton A. Klein, the ZOA has been - and continues to be - on the front lines of Jewish activism. www.zoa.org. For more information contact Morton A. Klein 212-481-1500.

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Fwd: Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem

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White House

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For Immediate Release

December 06, 2017
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Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/12/06/statement-president-trump-jerusalem

Diplomatic Reception Room

1:07 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. Old challenges demand new approaches.

My announcement today marks the beginning of a new approach to conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

In 1995, Congress adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act, urging the federal government to relocate the American embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize that that city -- and so importantly -- is Israel's capital. This act passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago.

Yet, for over 20 years, every previous American president has exercised the law's waiver, refusing to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem or to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital city.

Presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of Jerusalem would advance the cause of peace. Some say they lacked courage, but they made their best judgments based on facts as they understood them at the time. Nevertheless, the record is in. After more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. It would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result.

Therefore, I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

While previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. Today, I am delivering.

I've judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of America and the pursuit of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. This is a long-overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement.

Israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation to determine its own capital. Acknowledging this as a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace.

It was 70 years ago that the United States, under President Truman, recognized the State of Israel. Ever since then, Israel has made its capital in the city of Jerusalem -- the capital the Jewish people established in ancient times. Today, Jerusalem is the seat of the modern Israeli government. It is the home of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, as well as the Israeli Supreme Court. It is the location of the official residence of the Prime Minister and the President. It is the headquarters of many government ministries.

For decades, visiting American presidents, secretaries of state, and military leaders have met their Israeli counterparts in Jerusalem, as I did on my trip to Israel earlier this year.

Jerusalem is not just the heart of three great religions, but it is now also the heart of one of the most successful democracies in the world. Over the past seven decades, the Israeli people have built a country where Jews, Muslims, and Christians, and people of all faiths are free to live and worship according to their conscience and according to their beliefs.

Jerusalem is today, and must remain, a place where Jews pray at the Western Wall, where Christians walk the Stations of the Cross, and where Muslims worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

However, through all of these years, presidents representing the United States have declined to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In fact, we have declined to acknowledge any Israeli capital at all.

But today, we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. This is nothing more, or less, than a recognition of reality. It is also the right thing to do. It's something that has to be done.

That is why, consistent with the Jerusalem Embassy Act, I am also directing the State Department to begin preparation to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This will immediately begin the process of hiring architects, engineers, and planners, so that a new embassy, when completed, will be a magnificent tribute to peace.

In making these announcements, I also want to make one point very clear: This decision is not intended, in any way, to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. We want an agreement that is a great deal for the Israelis and a great deal for the Palestinians. We are not taking a position of any final status issues, including the specific boundaries of the Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, or the resolution of contested borders. Those questions are up to the parties involved.

The United States remains deeply committed to helping facilitate a peace agreement that is acceptable to both sides. I intend to do everything in my power to help forge such an agreement. Without question, Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive issues in those talks. The United States would support a two-state solution if agreed to by both sides.

In the meantime, I call on all parties to maintain the status quo at Jerusalem's holy sites, including the Temple Mount, also known as Haram al-Sharif.

Above all, our greatest hope is for peace, the universal yearning in every human soul. With today's action, I reaffirm my administration's longstanding commitment to a future of peace and security for the region.

There will, of course, be disagreement and dissent regarding this announcement. But we are confident that ultimately, as we work through these disagreements, we will arrive at a peace and a place far greater in understanding and cooperation.

This sacred city should call forth the best in humanity, lifting our sights to what it is possible; not pulling us back and down to the old fights that have become so totally predictable. Peace is never beyond the grasp of those willing to reach.

So today, we call for calm, for moderation, and for the voices of tolerance to prevail over the purveyors of hate. Our children should inherit our love, not our conflicts.

I repeat the message I delivered at the historic and extraordinary summit in Saudi Arabia earlier this year: The Middle East is a region rich with culture, spirit, and history. Its people are brilliant, proud, and diverse, vibrant and strong. But the incredible future awaiting this region is held at bay by bloodshed, ignorance, and terror.

Vice President Pence will travel to the region in the coming days to reaffirm our commitment to work with partners throughout the Middle East to defeat radicalism that threatens the hopes and dreams of future generations.

It is time for the many who desire peace to expel the extremists from their midst. It is time for all civilized nations, and people, to respond to disagreement with reasoned debate –- not violence.

And it is time for young and moderate voices all across the Middle East to claim for themselves a bright and beautiful future.

So today, let us rededicate ourselves to a path of mutual understanding and respect. Let us rethink old assumptions and open our hearts and minds to possible and possibilities. And finally, I ask the leaders of the region --  political and religious; Israeli and Palestinian; Jewish and Christian and Muslim -- to join us in the noble quest for lasting peace.

Thank you. God bless you. God bless Israel. God bless the Palestinians. And God bless the United States. Thank you very much. Thank you.

(The proclamation is signed.)

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