By Robert Laurie —— Bio and Archives December 6, 2017
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Reports indicate the president will move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I wrote him last week to explain why that would be a terrible decision. pic.twitter.com/MV1o73nyDk
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) December 5, 2017
Moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem would be in line with a law that Congress passed in 1995 requiring “the relocation of the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.” The measure, which also called for the U.S. to recognize the city as the undivided capital of Israel, passed the Senate by an overwhelming 93-5 margin. Among the senators who voted for the initial Jerusalem Embassy Act was one Dianne Feinstein.Whoops! She even voted, earlier this year, to reaffirm the plans contained in the 1995 law.
After Trump signed one such waiver in June, the Senate voted 90-0 on a resolution marking the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification and calling for the embassy to move.So, What could have changed? Oh, that's right. In 1995, there was a Clinton in office. More importantly, it was a President with a ”(D)" after his name. As always, it looks like Dems are lining up to "stick it" to Trump in any way they can. Previous positions don't matter. Legal compliance doesn't matter. If they can create a wedge issue and use it to undermine the current administration, there's no platitude they won't abandon. That they get to shaft Israel in the process? That's just a bonus. But really, is it possible that anyone could screw up the Middle East more than Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? Probably not.
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