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Jerusalem the capital of Israel affirmed by the USA

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Temple Mount and Western Wall during Shabbat (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) On Wednesday, December 6th, 2017, there was a significant spiritual shift in the universe as the US President Donald Trump reaffirmed and formally declared that the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This is the first and most necessary step toward another major milestone, moving the US embassy to Jerusalem. While it has been the practice of some to insist on international determination over this topic, it is Israel’s right to decide the location of her capital as was spiritually declared by King David and then legally documented in 1950 when the Israeli Knesset passed the Jerusalem Law, and declared Jerusalem to be the eternal, undivided capital of the State of Israel . Declaring Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital would not itself mark a change in American law. In 1995, Democrat President Bill Clinton signed a statute declaring, “Since 1950, the city of Jerusalem has been the capital