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Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain. (AP)
Last update - 17:50 07/06/2008
McCain calls for moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem
By Haaretz Service
Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama 

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Friday said that he believes the American embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

"Jerusalem is undivided, Jerusalem is the capital and we should move the embassy to Jerusalem before anything happens," McCain said while campaigning in Miami.

McCain stressed, however, that the "subject of Jerusalem itself will be addressed in negotiations by the Israeli government and people."
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The presidential hopeful was responding to comments made by Democratic rival Barack Obama, who told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Wednesday that he would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear arms, and that Jerusalem would remain the undivided capital of Israel.

"Let me be clear," Obama said, "Israel's security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable. The Palestinians need a state that is contiguous and cohesive and that allows them to prosper. But any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel's identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided," he added, in efforts to secure the Jewish vote.

But a campaign adviser clarified Thursday that Obama believes "Jerusalem is a final status issue, which means it has to be negotiated between the two parties" as part of "an agreement that they both can live with."

McCain took the opportunity to criticize Obama for changing his position on Jerusalem, as well as on "sitting down and talking unconditionally with Ahmadinejad and other dictators."

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      1.   What is wrong with the USA! 15:52  |  northern neighbor 07/06/08
      2.   embassy of the coalition of the willing... 16:14  |  ben 07/06/08
      3.   Okay If I Were Bush 16:23  |  Yosemite 07/06/08
      4.   Bush lied the same way in 2000 16:25  |  Adam 07/06/08
      5.   Yeah, yeah ... 16:34  |  Bob 07/06/08
      6.   McCain just keeps getting better 16:36  |  PK 07/06/08
      7.   Breaking News: Obama declares all Arabs must move immediately.... 16:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/06/08
      8.   Who`s the better Jew, McCain or Obama? 16:52  |  Natallie Durson 07/06/08
      9.   For the first time in 25 years 17:23  |  Genuine Tosefta 07/06/08
      10.   He is barking for Israel 17:48  |  Javad 07/06/08
      11.   USA the 50 extra states of israel 17:49  |  taxpayer 07/06/08
      12.   outsider 17:56  |  Di, the doubter 07/06/08
      13.   #7 Swiss...immedistaely to switzerland 18:01  |  Pastor Joseph 07/06/08
      14.   Way to go PK in NYC 18:03  |  Pastor Joseph 07/06/08
      15.   Take a principled position and stick to it 18:13  |  Realist 07/06/08
      16.   Listen up, Israelis..... 18:29  |  William 07/06/08
      17.   B4 every US Election,all candidates call for the Embassy to move 18:42  |  Alan SA 07/06/08
      18.   They Speak With Fork Tongue. 18:42  |  Cool B 07/06/08
      19.   Great idea 18:57  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      20.   so what?! 19:20  |  ClearCut 07/06/08
      21.   AIPAC pandering 19:28  |  Myles 07/06/08
      22.   typical 19:38  |  JJ 07/06/08
      23.   McCain Will Do What Ever Is necessary To Protect Israel 19:50  |  Shepherd 07/06/08
      24.   Unequivocally united Jerusalem 20:23  |  Akiva P 07/06/08
      25.   McCain 20:24  |  P. J. Casey 07/06/08
      26.   There is no difference 20:32  |  Realistic Arab 07/06/08
      27.   Who`s The More Belligerent Anti-Israel Poster? 20:33  |  Tex 07/06/08
      28.   McCain won`t win if he 20:35  |  Dror 07/06/08
      29.   Soon there will be a 10 trillion dollar debt 20:41  |  Dror 07/06/08
      30.   McCain will win by a landslide. 20:44  |  Steven 07/06/08
      31.   Old fashioned blind faith 20:47  |  Dror 07/06/08
      32.   UNrealistic arab 20:52  |  Linichka 07/06/08
      33.   So the bank of Israel is returning debt 21:21  |  Dror 07/06/08
      34.   Let`s raise the bar here 21:28  |  Colin Wright 07/06/08
      35.   Israel must be kept to be eternal for the sake of all humanity. 21:31  |  Akram Zekaria 07/06/08
      36.   to #15, "Realistic" Arab 21:31  |  Oh, please 07/06/08
      37.   Lining up to defy international law 21:46  |  sylvie 07/06/08
      38.   If this will be viewed as a show of support, why are we not 21:55  |  already there? 07/06/08
      39.   Tether McCain firmly 22:08  |  Javad 07/06/08
      40.   Brown Stuff 22:32  |  Baz Mann 07/06/08
      41.   You can criticize sucking up to AIPAC here 22:48  |  Aphemia 07/06/08
      42.   Natalie Durson response 22:53  |  European Citizen 07/06/08
      43.   William 16 22:54  |  ChanahS 07/06/08
      44.   William 16 22:54  |  ChanahS 07/06/08
      45.   UNrealistic Arab 26 22:00  |  ChanahS 07/06/08
      46.   Sylvie 37 22:59  |  ChanahS 07/06/08
      47.   US embassy 23:02  |  Bruce Rubin 07/06/08
      48.   Why didn`t he say same until now? 23:12  |  Election Ploy 07/06/08
      49.   Both presidential candidates are uninspiring 23:18  |  Dror 07/06/08
      50.   # 9, Yes indeed, we should have quite the voter turn out !!! 23:20  |  Welcome Voters 07/06/08
      51.   McCain needs to appeal to Ron Paul supporters 23:29  |  Dror 07/06/08
      52.   All of them are kiss ass liars! 23:38  |  Sam 07/06/08
      53.   You recognize lies, don`t you? 23:44  |  Hank N Tennessee 07/06/08
      54.   Why not circumsize America? 00:03  |  W 08/06/08
      55.   Obama the candidate supports an undivided Jerusalem, 00:14  |  Diane Mason 08/06/08
      56.   McCAIN Knows who the rabid animals are ....MUSLIMS 00:58  |  DEAN J 08/06/08
      57.   Calling for moving Embassy isn`t the same as moving it 01:55  |  * BEN JABO 08/06/08
      58.   we were killed for these clowns 02:04  |  billy jack 08/06/08
      59.   Hm... where have we heard this before? 02:29  |  Rami 08/06/08
      60.   Pastor Joseph re Natallie 02:34  |  wibism 08/06/08
      61.   Cool B 02:36  |  wibism 08/06/08
      62.   KUTW great idea 02:38  |  wibism 08/06/08
      63.   the first to convert to judaism wins 02:56  |  billy jack 08/06/08
      64.   EAST JERUSALEM IS PALESTINIAN 03:07  |  JH 08/06/08
      65.   Iran calls to establish palestinian capital in East Jerusalem 03:47  |  Aounist 08/06/08
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