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U.S. Ambassador Friedman: Moving Embassy to Jerusalem Resonated around the World
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - U.S. Ambassador David Friedman joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Hannukah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday. Friedman said the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital a year ago showed the world that the U.S. "stands with its allies" and "does not flinch from its enemies." The move showed that the U.S. "no longer embraces a policy born of wishful thinking, but rather follows a policy based upon truth." "We celebrate the festival of Hannukah, and we celebrate the city of Jerusalem, which under Israeli sovereignty has become - perhaps for the first time in its long history - an open city in which all religions may come to worship in peace." Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze'ev Elkin told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Israel is currently in talks with 10 countries about moving their embassies to Jerusalem.