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by JNS.org
State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland. Photo: State Department.
Every country is entitled to choose its own capital, the Israeli foreign ministry said in response to a U.S. refusal to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A recent U.S. State Department press release said that Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Kathleen Stephens will visit the Middle East, specifically to “Algeria, Qatar, Jordan, Jerusalem, and Israel,” thus identifying Jerusalem and Israel as separate entities.
The wording was eventually changed to “Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,” but when pressed for a clarification on Jerusalem’s status, State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the issue will “be resolved through negotiations” and that the U.S. will not “prejudge the outcome of those negotiations, including the final status of Jerusalem.”
