The motto of our ministers is.."Ready, Fire, Aim". We always manage to put our foot into our mouths. After 65 years the lesson about thinking before you talk should have been learned.

What is the issue here?

It is (as we know here in the west) Tel Aviv.

I suppose if justice were to be properly served the Jewish people would have another capital in Berlin or Vienna.

Aleph and tav,the beginning and the end,the king and the kingdom,the seed and the tree of life,the flesh and the soul,the heaven and the earth all together.the redemption!

FYI: The de facto capital of Austria will be Istambul in the next 5 to 10 years. Who are you or anybody to say where is the capital of israel? As far as I know your Nazi party did not end up dominating the world.

Lol, we must be the chosen ones with the amount of concern over such a small place. Jerusalem is our capitol and will always be. our economy is strong and OECD wants to be part of it we welcome them. We were ok before and will be ok after, they have a lot to gain form us not just the other way round. OECD need to stick to business.

i put it right up there with the napoleon's decision to attack russia.

I read Tourist Min. statement in English in which he does say OECD meet in Jerusalem shows it is capital city. If so, it was imprudent of him, during this sensitive and difficult period. Correct this fuss so it takes place in Jerusalem.Fact it occurs in Jerusalem is more important. The conference gives good international publicity, helps increase tourism, jobs prestige & recognition to Jerusalem.

A nation decides it capital. As Hungary decides Buda-Pest its capital, not Vienna

How many times must Israel be reminded that W Jerusalem (much less E Jerusalem) is not the recognized capital of Israel. Recognition of W Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city will only happen once the independent state of Palestine is created with E Jerusalem as its capital city. Until such time TA is Israel’s recognized capital city - period

Jerusalem, The capital of "Israel" Forget about it. Jerusalem IS our capital.... Always has been. ....Always will be.

and of course the most natural and logical choice is Jerusalem. No interference or we will choose your capital! What a cheek!

There's an expression: "Discretion is the better part of valor". Whether you like it or not, Israel could use good PR and this meeting would be helpful, so why is it necessary for rogue government officials to open their mouths and talk "trash"? These people agreed to come to a high end meeting, for goodness sake, shut up, and be good hosts. They know what Jerusalem means to Israel, sometimes you need a light touch.

I have been reading your comments day by day.. I thought you may be smatter than to think that Jerusalem is not the capitol of Israel. It is, and it will be forever. So get over it. Stop fighting a loosing battle and stop talking nonsence. You are more intelligent are you??????????

NEVER has been, NEVER will be.

The ONLY reason the Office of Economic Cooperation Development ever invited Israel to be a member is because Israel's economic development has outpaced every other member's economic growth. They need us more than we need them. Tell them they either come to Jerusalem, or they can take a hike. Period. Full stop.

THERFORE CANNOT ENTER EROPEAN PRINCIPALS OF CORPORATION. TURKIES CURRENT ACTION OF EXPORTING TROUBLE TO THE ISRAELI ( FLOTILLA) HAS CAUSE US TO DOUBT THEIR PATICIPATION INTO OECD ! tHER IS NO WAY WE ARE GOINF TO SEE A HARMONY WITH TURKEY BEING A PLAYER AS THEY WOULD NOT MEET ANY OF OUR STANDARDS IN THE OPERATIVE AND WORKING ENVIROMENT : THEY VIOLATE ALMOST EVERY POINT OF CORP. COLLECTION LIMITATION PRINCIPLAS. DATA QUALITY PRINCIPAL PURPOSE SPECIFICATION PRINCIPLA SECURITY SAFE-GUEARD PRIINCIPAL OPPENESS PRINCIPAL INDIVISUAL PARTICIPATION PRINCIPAL APEC PRIVACY FRAMEWORK US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SAFETY SAFEGUARD AND STANDARDS. ANY WAY TURKEY'S ENVOY IS NOT ATTARACTIVE ANO PROACTIVE ! WE CAN WORK WELL WITH ASIAN- EAST ASIAN- TO CHINA AND TEH USA. SINGAPORE NO PROBLEM WE ALREADY SMOOTH OUT EVERTHING WITH THE USA IN THE APEX :-) BEN SINGAPORE

THE PALS MAY STAY CARRIED AWAY BY THEIR SUPERFICIALS RELIGIOUS UNFOUNDED CLAIMS OVER JERSALEM THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND KEEP WATING THEIR TIME ON CHASING THING THAT THEY DONT OWN. AS FRO ISRAELI WILL MOVE WITH TIME AN STAY RELEVANT TO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CORPERATIONS. TASE SHOWED GOOD FIGURES TODAY. BEN SINGAPORE

DEAR SIR, LETS TAKE ISRAEL TO HIGHER GROUNDS TOP SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE, AS IT IS MEANT TO BE SO . LOOSERS ( ABBAS) CAN STAY BEHIND AND TRY TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM WITH RELIGIOUS SOLUTION. WHEN THEY (ABBAS ) REACH THEIR SENSE WE WILL TAKE THEM ALONG NATION BUILDING ! WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILT ISRAEL ! MR. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU , PLEASE JOIN US , WITH ECONOMIC CORPORATIONS ;-) APEC IS ANYTIME OPEN TO ISRAEL ;-) WE HAVE MATURED LEADERS LEADING APEC HERE ; -) RIGHT FROM INDIA, SINGAPORE TO CHINA :-) THE SKY IS THE LIMIT BECAUSE WE ARE PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIC CORP : -) BENJAMIN SINGAPORE

And i thought, that Russian Jews are smart.

Hey Fatty, Let me remind you.. When driving from Tel Aviv to the Israeli State Capital called Jerusalem. You will see many armored vehicals on the side of the road. Which was for the WAR that Israel won. They Declared a Jerusalem as the capital. You may not want to recognize it. But you have no choice....You are still angery Israel fought three Nations that attacked at once and lost! You are just a sour looser! Long Live the Jewish State of Israel and its Capital Jerusalem.. Izzy, USA

Prior to being the capital of Israel Jerusalem was inhabited by a people called Jebusites (they were Canaanites). So here we are again back in Israel and our capital is once again Jerusalem nothing shocking there! oh and Selma it was NEVER and NEVER will be the capital of your fake country called Palestine.

it has been this for thousands of years. Foreign states do not dictate agaisnt what God has decided - if they try to they will meet destruction. Tel aviv is city that has only truly existed for less than 200 years... Jerusalem was NEVER religiously important for muslims, it is (like much) merely a political tool. (Al Quds in the quaran is NOT Jerusalem, it is impossible.)

Throughout antiquity Jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people other than the Jews. It is fundamental to the Jewish faith and history, with both Jewish Temples having been constructed there. Palestine has never, ever existed as a sovereign state - period. Even when Jerusalem was occupied by foreign empires during the Jewish Diaspora, at no time did any nation make Jerusalem it's capital. Even during the period of occupation by the Ottomans and the Jordanians, no Arab or Islamic nation sought to make it its capital. Every sovereign nation has the right to declare which city is to serve as its capital. Israel is no different. It is arrogance and hypocrisy to subject the Jewish people to standards deemed inappropriate to everyone else. Denigrating Israel for having Jerusalem as its capital is expedient to those hostile to its very existence or those who seek to appease those with such a platform in order to serve their own self interests. As to 'Palestine', at this present time "Palestine" does not exist as a geographical, regional, political or religious entity of ANY description and has not done so since the re-birth of the Jewish state of Israel in May 1948. The use of the term is not only a distortion of the facts on the ground in the Middle East but also denotes an inherent bias against the present existence of the State of Israel within it's current boundaries and a predilection towards the Arab stance in the region. It is historical fact that Palestine has never existed as an autonomous entity. There is no language known as Palestinian. There is no distinct Palestinian culture. There has never been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians.

A CITY BUILD BY MY FATHERS SOLOMON AN DAVID- HEBEREW- JEWISH HERITAGE FOR EVER :-)

Salma ! you claim that Jerusalem is Arabic, in Hebrew,Yerushalayim means city of peace,whats the meaning of Jerusalem in Arabic ?,to you, Jerusalem is important, only because,Jerusalem is important to the Jews,Like the Bolsheviks,who believe that Russian history starts with Lenin,you too believe that Monotoism started with your Prophet Mohamed ,ignoring true History ,the problem with you is,that you just came to the scene,and you claim that you invented the wheel.

Jerusalem is our holy city for 3000 years already you have absolutly no right to get a centimeter of it. Islam came thousands years after ... what do you want??? This is what you don't want to accept but it is your problem. Jerusalem is our capital and it will remain our capital.