Former Ambassador Oren: Israel has Waited 70 Years for Its Top Ally to Recognize Jerusalem

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Former Ambassador Oren: Israel has Waited 70 Years for Its Top Ally to Recognize Jerusalem
by TheTower.org Staff | 12.07.17 2:23 pm

Israel has waited 70 years for its “principal ally,” the United States, to do what President Donald Trump did yesterday and recognize Israel’s capital, MK and deputy minister Michael Oren, a former ambassador to the United States, told a conference call hosted by The Israel Project on Wednesday.

“In a way,” Oren elaborated further, “we’ve waited for this night for 2000 years for us to be independent people in our homeland and to have an outstanding ally who recognizes our capital.”

In addition, Oren argued, that Trump’s “recognition of reality,” also served to correct the “aberration” of not recognizing the capital of a sovereign nation.

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