Guess what? Bush is not moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

As might be predicted, President Bush has extended the "waiver" that allows him to violate the congressional act mandating transfer of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. He did it on Friday night, so the Jews would not notice. You thought Jews are sneaky, right? Some people might think this is a cowardly act. If you do, don't forget to write to President G.W.Bush
 president@whitehouse.gov.

 

Ami Isseroff

 

Bush extends Jerusalem waiver

 

By  Published: 06/03/2007

 

President Bush extended a waiver on moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem just days before a Congressional vote on whether to urge him to move the embassy.

 

The White House released the text of the waiver of the 1995 law on Friday night, a "dead" time for news organizations and after the Jewish Sabbath had begun.

 

Waiving the law, the statement said, "is necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States." It adds: "My Administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our Embassy to Jerusalem."

 

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution congratulating Israel on 40 years of reunifying the city and urging the president to make good on the 1995 law. The Senate is considering a similar resolution. Bush has consistently waived the law, as did his predecessor, Bill Clinton.