“On December 6, 2017, the president entered the White House Diplomatic Reception Room with an announcement to give to the world: I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. . . . Through all of these years, presidents representing the United States have declined to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In fact, we have declined to acknowledge any Israeli capital at all. But today, we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. 1
