Moving US embassy to Jerusalem would be 'a terrible mistake'

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Our guest is Daniel Kurtzer, a former US ambassador to Egypt and Israel. He believes US President-elect Donald Trump's choice of David Friedman to be US ambassador to Israel is a serious mistake and is calling on Trump to withdraw the nomination. Kurtzer also expresses concern over Trump's plan to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying it "could spark violence throughout the Muslim world".

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[danlivni]

Daniel Kurtzer is a radical appeaser of Fatah terrorists.
Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has said: "Kurtzer frequently pressured Israel to make one-sided concessions to the Arabs; he constantly blamed Israel for the absence of Mideast peace, and paid little or no attention to the fact that the Palestinians were carrying out terrorist attacks and openly calling for the destruction of Israel."

In August 2001, Kurtzer publicly criticized Israel for striking at Abu Ali Mustafa, head of the terrorist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which has murdered 14 U.S. citizens and numerous Israelis. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued a statement on August 28, 2001, saying it was "surprised and dismayed" that Kurtzer "felt compelled to raise the issue with Prime Minister Sharon [while] we did not hear of any similar actions when American citizens were the victims of terror attacks over the past few months."

The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot (August 9, 1991) reported: "Possibly more than any other U.S. State Department official, Kurtzer has been instrumental in promoting the goals of the Palestinians and in raising their afflictions to the center of the U.S. policymakers' agenda. Kurtzer's poor relations with Jerusalem's political bureaus reached a new climax" in 1990, when he authored a speech by James Baker strongly criticizing Israel, which was delivered at an AIPAC conference, "causing a commotion among the conference participants... A Jewish community leader told Kurtzer (shortly afterwards], 'Your children will bear the consequences of the Israeli policy you are encouraging."'

There is no doubt that Daniel Kurtzer's employer, the U.S. State Department, is virulently anti-Jewish and anti-Israel.

Morris Amitay, former executive director of AIPAC, has said: "Kurtzer has a track record of pushing for Palestinian rights. He will use his Jewishness as a protective cover for his anti-Israel views." (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 29, 2001)

[JohnWon]

Great idea to move embassy to the City of the Great King: Jerusalem. That's the capital, that is the Holy City where it should have been forever. Also, no dividing any part, as it is, the State of Israel is to be much larger than the present concession.

[michaelpax]

Some chapters of the Bible are incredible tedious as the go to mention all the individual people by name that served in the temple of Jerusalem, and the porters, and those in charge of the treasures, those in charge of the vineyards, and the olive trees, and the sycamore trees, and the herds, and the camels and the flocks.... It only takes to read Chronicles in the Bible (and not just the names of these jews but also whose sons they were!) for a starter. The Bible is tedious in leaving absolute no doubt that Israel belongs to the jews - with the vineyards and the olive trees! and the camels and the flocks...

[fourironlionzion]

Please remind President Trump to move the French Embassy to Paris Texas

[emanuel]

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel since the 10th century B.C. with King David.

[francisgodinho]

To all Muslim countries: Mark this on your wall. President Trump will be the first to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. After that, you all are most welcome to visit the embassy in Capital Jerusalem to get a visa to visit Washington Capital of America.

[madeyzue]

yes of course.
that sign provoke from zio.

[chateytung]

I am sad the Christian leader say that, Any Muslim leader will sound for Christian for being kill by isis? not at all, Not even the Pope, I am so sad

[MrJerome]

i love israel only democratic country in middle east