Thursday, July 30, 2009

JERUSALEM EMBASSY ACT

In November 1995, Congress enacted PUBLIC LAW 104-45 also known as the JERUSALEM EMBASSY ACT OF 1995.

SEC. 2(10):
In 1992, the United States Senate and House of Representatives
unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution
113 of the One Hundred Second Congress to commemorate
the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, and
reaffirming congressional sentiment that Jerusalem must
remain an undivided city.

SEC. 3:
(a) STATEMENT OF THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.-
(1) Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which
the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected;
(2) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the
State of Israel; and
(3) the United States Embassy in Israel should be established
in Jerusalem...

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