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Trump lowers expectations for quick embassy move in Israel
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Published: 24.01.17, 09:12
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1. Trump doesn't want Pals to have any excuses
Alan ,   SA   (01.24.17)
if he does indeed move the US Embassy. I think the moving of embassy will not be the most important thing in the world.Its for the President to do, not for Israel to push forthis nominal move
2. Embassy will not move
Heshy Friedman ,   Brooklyn New York   (01.24.17)
There are a number of reasons why embassy will not move to Jerusalem. There is a Higher authority that is in Heaven that will not allow it for certain reasons. Orthodox Jews know why.
The Israeli government themselves don't want it as it would mean American non jewish staff visualizing israel as a chareidi enclave as one third of Jerusalem is chareidi. It would also reduce the chareidi population due to the escalating prices in housing if embassies move to Jerusalem,and force chareidim to expand in secular areas causing an influence on the secular youth. As a supporter of Trump I can guarantee you the embassy will not be moved. On a positive side the building of more homes in Jerusalem post 1967 areas is an excellent move. Build because Trump don't care about you building. Chareidim are willing to expand into all of Jerusalem if the price is right.
3. Is anyone really surprised?
Disillusioned   (01.24.17)
He said, loud and clear: America first.

He will be under intense pressure from the rest of the world, and by threats from the Arab world. America wants to align with the Gulf States against Iran, and the Gulf States will not accept an embassy in Jerusalem. Against other considerations, it will be deemed too risk a move and will be shelved.

The bottom line: never believe election promises and certainly not from a man who lies so much that he can't remember what he says from one minute to the next.
4. Israeli Media's Riducling of Trump will cost us BIG TIME
OurMediaBashesTrump ,   Jerusalem Israel   (01.24.17)
Katie Rich one of the most important writers for the famous
Saturday Night Live has been fired for offending the son of President
Trump. But Tel Aviv Israeli Media especially Channels 2 and 10 continue to
ridicule the new President in the most disgusting ways , how long before
this reaches the new resident in the White House . Nightly on the
6 PM news on Channel two the program ends with some sort
of ridicule of the new President sooner or later this is going to
boomerang on us, Israeli "Media" is amateurish to say the least
like a high school newspaper at its worst childish and worse
its a form of "shaming" the media says it so hates what dangerous
hypocrites they are How much damage will they do our relationship
with the new American Leadership. "Freedom of Speech "? this is
pure Post Zionist hate fed sabotage !
5. Trump can't be more Zionist than our own PM!
(01.24.17)
6. New Horizons ...but at what price?
tiki ,   belgium   (01.24.17)
Every backward, primitive or new founded country has the world embassies in their capital.

Only Israel, with one of the oldest and original capital of all, as written in the old Testament, Bible & Koran, doesn't......and let's the world get away with it!

Absolutely shameful!

It's time for Israel to respect itself and it's history and demand (not beg) others to respect that.......if not there is no reason for Israel and Jews can indeed go and live in the diaspora.

When you'll allow others to spit you in the face....they will!

Israel has allowed it for to long and it's time for Israel first!

7. trump lowers expectations
C   (01.24.17)
who cares, really.

jerusalem is the sole undivided capital of the sovereign jewish state
of Israel.
it is sovereign israel which decided which city is her capital.
obama, trump, the eu, russia, etc..., are irrelevant to the issue
the nations cannot declare that the jewish state's capital is tel
aviv, or haifa, or any other city.
what matters is that every sovereign has by virtue of sovereign rights,
the right to designate her capital.

jerusalem, city of david, seat of zion, where the two jewish temples
stood and functioned, where the high priests conducted their
prayers and supplications, where the entire jewish people
turned and beseeched the most holy one to keep the city and keep
it the seat of zion, a jewish city even during cruel occupations, must remain
jewish.

a heart which is to beat as one cannot be cut and remain a beating heart.
jerusalem is our heart and soul, our holy city, the seat of zion,
it is our precious heritage, without which we shall perish and live
like sheep without their shepherd.

the most holy one is the conscience of the universe..
he is our redeemer and keeper.
he is our rock.
the most holy one is mercy and sustenance.
for three thousand years he protected our holy city,
jerusalem, and kept it jewish till today.
he is glory for eternity. his glory has no beginning and
no end. when we despair, he lifts us up, and when we
rejoice, he rejoices with us.
fear not the anger of our most holy one.
our covenant will last till the end of days.
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