Jerusalem gambit: how we should treat Jerusalem is a matter of U.S. constitutional law as well as Middle Eastern politics.

From: National Review | Date: October 23, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Bob Dole's bill to move the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not receiving strong support from mainstream Jews. US recognition of a particular city as a capital is left to the President in the Constitution. Palestinians want the city to remain divided.

How we should treat Jerusalem is a matter of U.S. constitutional law as well as Middle Eastern politics.

Mr. Breger is a Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Scholar-in-Residence at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. This article builds on a study published in the December 1994 Middle East ...

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