Sunday night on c. Span. Israel has declared jerusalem its capital, but that is not internationally recognized because of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Congress passed a law requiring the u. S. To move its embassy to jerusalem. But the law allowed the president to issue a waiver preventing the move. President s clinton, bush, obama and trump have blocked the move. The House Oversight committee on National Security recently heldiheld i a hearing on the issue. The subcommittee on National Security will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. In 1995, Congress Passed the Jerusalem Embassy relocation act which states that jerusalem is the capital of israel, it should remain an undivided city and the embassy should be relocated from tel aviv to jerusalem. Yet for 20 years they have signed waivers forestalling the embassy move. To this day 50 years after the liberation and reunification of jerusalem, the state of israel, one of americas s
Terrorist come insights of a former fbi undercover agent. Watch afterwards sunday night at 9 00 eastern on booktv. 1995 law in calls the us embassy to be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem. President clinton, obama, bush and trump have issued waivers on the move citing National Security interests. The house. Looked at policy applications that moving the embassy would have on relations with israel and neighboring countries. This House Oversight subcommittee hearing is just under two hours. Subcommittee on National Security will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. 1995 Congress Passed the Jerusalem Embassy relocation act which states jerusalem is the capital of israel, remain an undivided city and the american a busy should be relocated from tel aviv to jerusalem. For 20 years us president s signs waivers forestalling the embassy move. To this day, 50 years after the liberation and reunification of jerusalem the state of israel, one of am
Lawmakers at a house subcommittee hearing relocating the us embassy in israel. Committee unnecessary will come to order without objection will declare a recess at any time. In 1995 Congress Passed the Jerusalem Embassy relocation act which states that jerusalem is the capital of israel but to remain an undivided city that the American Embassy should be relocated from tel aviv to grossmont. Yet for more than 20 years us president had signed waivers forestalling the embassy move. To this day, 50 years after the liberation and reunification of jerusalem, the state of israel one of americas allies is the only nation in the world in which the American Government refuses to locate its embassy in the host nation chosen capital. The candidate for president , donald, promised to move the embassy to islam and he has reaffirmed their commitment since taking office. There are good reasons why the president will follow through with this commitment. For one thing us policy should recognize jerusalem
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Were doing. Could you comment, please, sir . Yes, sir. The observations that we made, and this is in the report and certainly not allconclusive. These werent six guys in the mess hall who dreamed these things up. These were based on comments we got from Security Experts who were with obo on a daily basis. I would tell you for one, if you can build a beautiful embassy under Design Excellence and you can do it as fast, and it doesnt cost any more, im all for it. I dont care. I dont care what we build. But what i am concerned with, its just not logical to the people we talk to and, frankly, to me that you can build under Design Excellence as quickly and as costeffectively as we did under standard Embassy Design. You pull a design off the shelf and build it and adopt the facade in a way that is fitting with the local the country as opposed to going through a design bid build with architects and builders, it just doesnt make sense. Now, if you can show me with facts and figures that it does