President Rivlin congratulate's Trump on Jerusalem decleration
President Reuven Rivlin said Wednesday following US President Donald Trump's Jerusalem decleration, “I congratulate President Donald Trump on his announcement of US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and on the expected move of the American Embassy to Jerusalem. There is no more fitting or beautiful gift, as we approach 70 years of the State of Israel’s independence.”
“After the jubilee—fifty years after the reunification of the city—the time has come to bring tranquility to Jerusalem, and to see hope blossom in the capital of Israel, the place where pilgrims come from around the world,” he added.
“The recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and the relocation of all embassies to the city, is a landmark in the recognition of the right of the Jewish people to our land, and a milestone on our road to peace—peace for all the residents of Jerusalem, and the whole region.”
President Rivlin concluded by stressing that “Jerusalem is not, and never will be, an obstacle to peace for those who want peace.”
