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US Senators Act to Force Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital

(IsraelNN.com) Seven United States senators have sponsored a bill that would abolish the “security” waiver that American presidents have used to prevent implementing a 1995 law declaring that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Full Article at Arutz Sheva

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  2. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the original list of countries which voted on the partition plan of Palestine 62 years ago on November 29,1947, as he arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his office on November 29, 2009 in Jerusalem.
  3. EILAT, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 29: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Press Convention on November 29, 2009 in Eilat, Israel.
  4. NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers attend services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Bob Bryan of USA celebrates winning the men's doubles final match together with Mike Bryan as they played against Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Andy Ram of Israel during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 29, 2009 in London, England.
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