Israel: Jerusalem Israel's Capital City

"The LORD said unto Abram, ... 'I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee ...
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed'" (Genesis 12:1-3)

"Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ... 'The LORD liveth, ... which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country,
and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land'" (Jeremiah 23:2,8)

"Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep" (Psalm 121:1-4)

Guardian's Grudging Mea (Not Quite) Culpa Highlights Need for Media Regulation Reform in UK (08 August 2012)

"[W]hilst the Guardian will, according to its own clarification, no longer refer to Tel Aviv as the capital city of Israel, it apparently still believes itself justified in denying that Jerusalem holds that title..."

HonestReporting Forces Guardian to Retract Claim that Tel Aviv is Capital of Israel (08 August 2012)

"In a significant achievement for HonestReporting, The Guardian has retracted its claim that Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel..."

YOUTUBE: Searching for Israel's Capital (30 July 2012)

"In April, the Guardian Newspaper - one of the UK's most influential newspapers - declared that Tel Aviv is Israel's capital. Tel Aviv is an amazing city. Anyone who visits will find cutting edge high-tech, beautiful beaches, vibrant nightlife, rich culture, and a diverse mix of people. But is Tel Aviv Israel's capital? We tried to find out..."

YOUTUBE: The BBC vs Israel (25 July 2012)

"BBC Sports has gone political. They omitted listing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In fact, according to BBC Sports, Israel has NO capital..."

BBC's Disgusting Response to Olympic Complaints (24 July 2012)

"Many people who complained to the BBC about its failure to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on its Olympic country website profile were answered with the following included in a canned response:..."

BBC Slams Pro-Israel Jewish Lobby (24 July 2012)

"One is used to this sort of thing from The Guardian: its Israel-loathing anti-Semitism has long been a matter of public record. But The Guardian is a privately-run, commercial enterprise with the right in law to believe as its proprietor wishes and speak as its editor wills. The same rights do not extend to the BBC, which is publicly owned and financed by the British taxpayer, with a commitment to broadcast impartiality and factual accuracy..."

Tel Aviv Mayor: My City is Cool, But it's Not the Capital (23 July 2012)

"'The city of Tel Aviv is one of the coolest cities in the world. We are Israel's financial center and cultural center. But there's one thing we are not: We are not Israel's capital..."

Prime Minister's Office to BBC: We Insist You Call Jerusalem Israel's Capital (22 July 2012)

"A quarrel between the Prime Minister's Office and the BBC over the broadcaster's disinclination to list Jerusalem as Israel's capital is rumbling on...

Jerusalem is Nobody's Capital For BBC Now (19 July 2012)

"The BBC changed its Olympic games website to no longer list East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. Israel has no capital either..."

BBC Gives East Jerusalem to Palestine as Capital (19 July 2012)

"Israel has no capital, while East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine, according to the BBC's Olympic Games website..."

According to the BBC, Israel Has No Capital City (18 July 2012)

"On perusing the BBC Sport website, The Commentator was disgusted to see the inherent anti-Israel bias shine through even when it comes to something as trivial as country profiles on their Olympics website..."

You May Need to Read This Twice - The Guardian Denies That Jerusalem is Israel's Capital (23 April 2012)

"Read the caption to the picture below, captured off the Guardian's website..."

Please see the section titled History of Israel: The Land and its People here for more on Jerusalem.

"Thus saith the LORD,
which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; the LORD of hosts is His name:
'If those ordinances depart from before me,' saith the LORD,
'then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before me forever'"
(Jeremiah 31:35-36)

"For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance"
(Psalm 94:14)

"They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed, but abideth forever.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people from henceforth even forever"
(Psalm 125:1-2)

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