Source: PBS NewsHour
SWC Applauds Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital
The following statement was issued by The Simon Wiesenthal Center.
The
Simon Wiesenthal Center applauds President Trump for his historic
decision for the United States to correct a 69 year-old travesty and
finally recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the State of
Israel.
“Every
nation in the world has the right to designate its own capital — except
for Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East,” said Rabbi Marvin
Hier, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“President
Trump's decision should inspire leading nations of the world, led by
Canada, Germany, Russia, France, China, Japan, and the United Kingdom to
follow suit,” he added.
“This
historic decision will ultimately serve the cause of peace and
reconciliation. Millions of Christians, Jews and Muslims, as well as
people of all faiths, have flocked to Jerusalem since 1967, knowing that
unlike the years preceding the Six-Day War, everyone's rights to visit
and pray are protected. Millions more will now follow,” Hier added.
“Like
President Harry Truman’s singular recognition of the State of Israel,
President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel, will be a seminal moment in Jewish history,” Rabbi Hier
concluded.
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