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Don't Think the U.S. Embassy Belongs in Jerusalem? Get Over It.
(Washington Post) Naftali Bennett - The inauguration of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is the start of a new era, one in which the international community's relationship is based on reality and fact, not fantasy and fiction. At the most basic level, it states what has been obvious to Jews for thousands of years: Jerusalem is, has been and will always be the capital of the Jewish people. Israel named Jerusalem its capital in December 1949. By moving its embassy to Jerusalem, the United States is making a statement: Israel is no longer a second-class country whose capital isn't recognized by the world. By acknowledging Jerusalem as our capital, President Trump has given us the respect and dignity all other nations have enjoyed for a long time. There is no other country whose capital is questioned by the world, and Israel should not suffer from such discrimination. Even though Israel has long made clear that Jerusalem is its capital, we have been disrespected and our decision ignored. Today, that starts to change. The writer, Israel's minister of education and minister of diaspora affairs, has been a member of the security cabinet since 2013.