Nikki Haley: Western Wall part of Israel, USembassy should be moved to Jerusalem

Source: Times of Israel | May 17, 2017 |

Ahead of Trump’s visit, US ambassador to UN wades into recent spat between Israeli, US officials on sovereignty over holy site

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said Tuesday that the US embassy should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, upholding a campaign promise of US President Donald Trump, and that the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem is part of Israeli territory.

Her remarks came amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the US and Israel over whether the Western Wall is part of Israel or the West Bank — as one US consular staffer suggested — as well as speculation on whether Trump will fulfill his campaign promise to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem, even as the president has since distanced himself from the move.

Trump is due in Israel and the West Bank on May 22-23, stopping first in Saudi Arabia. He will also visit Brussels and the Vatican after leaving the Mideast.

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Earlier Tuesday, Trump’s Press Secretary Sean Spicer affirmed that the Western Wall is indeed “clearly in Jerusalem,” hours after another official, national security adviser H.R. McMaster declined to answer a direct question as to whether the US government considers the Western Wall to be within Israeli territory. McMaster said that question “sounds like a policy decision.”

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    EVERYDAY #15872

    Did she clear her remarks with a King Donnie? Seems to me he has changed his mind about Jerusalem and has been pressing Israel to yield to the Palestinians.

    Of course, as always, Donnie will say one thing today, then change his mind tomorrow. His employees just can’t keep up.

    ConservativeGranny #15884

    The last one he spoke with was a Palestinians. Donald is very easy to manipulate if you know how to do it. After Netanyahu sets him straight he’ll change his mind again. He’s like a blank slate. He watches something on TV, changes his mind. Then he talks to someone else and changes his mind again. Perhaps one of his staff slips him a fake news story to get him all worked up and he changes his mind another time. Then Ivanka starts working on him. The man has no set of values so he is very impressionable. He either doesn’t know or won’t admit he is ignorant. Add to that some severe insecurities, immaturity and mental illness and you have a daily disaster.

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