THROUGH A STATE DEPARTMENT GLASS DARKLY…..
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Through A State Department Glass Darkly
Perusing this little morsel from the office of the Deputy Secretary of State:
“Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visits Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank May 18-19, 2011. In Israel, Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with Israeli academic and student leaders. In the West Bank, he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials. Among other issues, he discussed moving forward on Middle East peace as well as the recent fundamental changes in the region and the United States’ response to them.”
It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion that State’s Arabist geographers have taken over the Foggy Bottom asylum at last: Today’s Media Note announces Mr. Steinberg’s visit to “Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank.” Well golly, State Department mouthpieces, thanks for the clarifying public admission of the thing we’ve believed about you forever, but here’s a little piece of information for your incomplete files: Jerusalem is in Israel —Biblically, historically, and, yes, even geographically—and not only is it in Israel, but it is the Eternal and Indivisible Capital of the Jewish State, and no amount of wishing or redrawing of maps by you will ever make it otherwise.
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