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Sign OU Petition to keep Jerusalem undivided

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muman613:
I think this petition which the Orthodox Union will deliver to Israeli government next week is a good idea. Anyone who thinks this petition may cause Israels government to realize how unpopular dividing Jerusalem is should sign it.

http://www.ou.org/convention/index#sign

TEXT OF PETITION

P E T I T I O N

Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) represents the cradle of Judaism and has always been its most hallowed site. Our relationship to Yerushalayim is one that transcends time, space and other physical constraints, and our attachment to this holy city remains constant in our psyche, spirit and practices, wherever we may be.

Following the Roman destruction of Yerushalayim and the forced exile of the Jewish people in 70 C.E., the Jews faithfully reestablished their community in Yerushalayim, preserving their legacy and maintaining daily prayer vigils before the Western Wall. That steadfast Jewish presence continued virtually uninterrupted until the wanton and indiscriminate destruction of the Jewish Quarter inflicted by Jordan in May, 1948. For the nineteen years that it remained under Jordanian control, the Old City was closed to Jews of all nationalities and even to Israeli Muslims and Christians. The City of Peace was sundered by Jordanian barbed wire, cinder block and snipers, and the myth of an Arab East Jerusalem was created by those who sought to separate the People of Israel from their history, traditions and holy sites.

Israel's miraculous liberation of the Old City in 1967 and unification of Yerushalayim brought with it—for the first time in centuries—a guarantee that people of all religions could freely access all of the city's holy sites. Under Israeli sovereignty Yerushalayim may now be openly explored by all peace-loving persons, regardless of religion or nationality. Yerushalayim symbolizes how the Jewish people have seized every opportunity to create, build and restore, to give life to their prayers and dreams, and to show peace to the world.

Accordingly, we the Signers of this Petition:

REAFFIRM that Yerushalayim must forever remain the spiritual, cultural and political center of the Jewish people and the eternal and undivided capital of the state of Israel, and that this status is non-negotiable.

CALL ON the government of Israel to undertake all efforts that are necessary to secure and maintain the status of Yerushalayim, and to oppose and reject any proposal or plan to relinquish any part of Yerushalayim to any foreign authority.

APPEAL to the U.S. Administration and Congress to fully implement existing U.S. laws concerning Jerusalem, without waivers and in a manner that fully recognizes Yerushalayim as the capital of Israel, including taking action to move the United States embassy to Yerushalayim.

PRAY that the Almighty speedily restore His glory to Yerushalayim and bring peace to our nation and to the entire universe.

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