Bibi: Israel’s Identity Recognized on This Day

The Fellowship  |  December 6, 2017

Ahead of today’s expected announcement that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, there has been much hubbub among Israel’s enemies. However, Israel Hayom reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the move as the recognition of “our historical, national identity”:

While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided not to comment on the expected American announcement Wednesday declaring Jerusalem Israel’s capital, he posted a video hinting at the upcoming event, saying that on this day, Israel’s national identity is “being recognized.”

U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to officially announce Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that it is making preparations to move its embassy there, breaking with longtime U.S. policy and potentially stirring unrest.

In an impromptu video featuring the prime minister riding in his car to the Knesset, Netanyahu remarked that “our historical, national identity is being recognized in important ways every day, but particularly on this day. I will obviously have something to add to this later today on something having to do with Jerusalem…”