Rep. Ros-Lehtinen: ‘U.S. Knows What the Jewish People Have Known for 3000 Years Jerusalem Is the Capital of Israel’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ROS LEHTINEN ░░░░░░░░ Speaker last month I ░░░░░░░░ so privileged to stand ░░░░░░░░ the city of David ░░░░░░░░ site of ancient Jerusalem ░░░░░░░░ a few feet from ░░░░░░░░ Western Wall the city ░░░░░░░░ David is the place ░░░░░░░░ Jerusalem began It is ░░░░░░░░ place I ve regularly ░░░░░░░░ over the past few ░░░░░░░░ joined by my fellow ░░░░░░░░ of Congress Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ alike I can think ░░░░░░░░ no better place than ░░░░░░░░ city of David to ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ what the Jewish people ░░░░░░░░ known for 3 000 ░░░░░░░░ that Jerusalem is the ░░░░░░░░ capital of Israel This ░░░░░░░░ was reinforced when the ░░░░░░░░ States correctly relocated our ░░░░░░░░ to Jerusalem earlier this ░░░░░░░░ And I call upon ░░░░░░░░ countries to do the ░░░░░░░░ The historic bond is ░░░░░░░░ by the incredible discoveries ░░░░░░░░ unearthed in the archaeological ░░░░░░░░ throughout the city of ░░░░░░░░ These excavations affirm the ░░░░░░░░ old connection of the ░░░░░░░░ people to Jerusalem not ░░░░░░░░ a matter of faith ░░░░░░░░ as a matter of ░░░░░░░░ fact Despite UNESCO s ░░░░░░░░ shameful efforts to declare ░░░░░░░░ Among the most significant ░░░░░░░░ presently being unerted in ░░░░░░░░ city of David is ░░░░░░░░ ancient unearthed in the ░░░░░░░░ of David is the ░░░░░░░░ pilgrimage road Running from ░░░░░░░░ southern tip of the ░░░░░░░░ of David to the ░░░░░░░░ of the western wall ░░░░░░░░ temple mound served as ░░░░░░░░ main thorough fair of ░░░░░░░░ second temple Jerusalem Millions ░░░░░░░░ people joined together to ░░░░░░░░ to the temple during ░░░░░░░░ festivals of passover pent ░░░░░░░░ and tabernacles Both the ░░░░░░░░ road and the pool ░░░░░░░░ deep significance to Jews ░░░░░░░░ Christians alike It holds ░░░░░░░░ meaning to countless millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans Antiquities discovered along ░░░░░░░░ pilgrimage road tells the ░░░░░░░░ of both the vibrant ░░░░░░░░ of the second temple ░░░░░░░░ Jerusalem anti devastating destruction ░░░░░░░░ Jerusalem at the hands ░░░░░░░░ the Romans which ended ░░░░░░░░ in the year 70 ░░░░░░░░ era In the future ░░░░░░░░ of all faiths and ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ this route of their ░░░░░░░░ upon the very flag ░░░░░░░░ as their ancestors did ░░░░░░░░ 000 years ago Another ░░░░░░░░ excavation in the city ░░░░░░░░ David 10 players of ░░░░░░░░ Jerusalem civilization dating back ░░░░░░░░ 2 700 years have ░░░░░░░░ uncovered The layers include ░░░░░░░░ Greek Roman byzantine Persian ░░░░░░░░ crusader and ottoman so ░░░░░░░░ each visitor city of ░░░░░░░░ can can say I ░░░░░░░░ have a connection to ░░░░░░░░ In this very excavation ░░░░░░░░ you can see in ░░░░░░░░ poster is a structure ░░░░░░░░ back 2 500 years ░░░░░░░░ the biblical first temple ░░░░░░░░ in Jerusalem A seal ░░░░░░░░ ancient Hebrew writing was ░░░░░░░░ I had a replica ░░░░░░░░ that in my office ░░░░░░░░ to me in a ░░░░░░░░ I had with zeb ░░░░░░░░ representative from the city ░░░░░░░░ David together with my ░░░░░░░░ congressman Eliot on the ░░░░░░░░ was the name Ileana ░░░░░░░░ of gaiel I can ░░░░░░░░ even begin to describe ░░░░░░░░ emotions when I learned ░░░░░░░░ the seal with almost ░░░░░░░░ very own name was ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ And I like countless ░░░░░░░░ feel a deep personal ░░░░░░░░ to Jerusalem to her ░░░░░░░░ her taje to her ░░░░░░░░ It is only over ░░░░░░░░ last 51 years of ░░░░░░░░ s off rents of ░░░░░░░░ that people of all ░░░░░░░░ and backgrounds have enjoyed ░░░░░░░░ of access and worship ░░░░░░░░ their holy site whether ░░░░░░░░ are Christians Jewish or ░░░░░░░░ Such freedoms cannot be ░░░░░░░░ for granted in the ░░░░░░░░ East where with the ░░░░░░░░ exception of Israel the ░░░░░░░░ Democrat snit region they ░░░░░░░░ not easy to find ░░░░░░░░ my nearly three decades ░░░░░░░░ I have had the ░░░░░░░░ of serving this wonderful ░░░░░░░░ support for Jerusalem as ░░░░░░░░ capital of the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ of Israel has been ░░░░░░░░ And I call on ░░░░░░░░ colleagues from both sides ░░░░░░░░ the aisle in the ░░░░░░░░ Congress to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ never changes To ensure ░░░░░░░░ the historic bond between ░░░░░░░░ Jewish people and Jerusalem ░░░░░░░░ undeniable Together with millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans I salute the ░░░░░░░░ of the city of ░░░░░░░░ foundation and especially my ░░░░░░░░ zeb who did not ░░░░░░░░ want me to mention ░░░░░░░░ tough in uncovered our ░░░░░░░░ history in Jerusalem Making ░░░░░░░░ accessible to all of ░░░░░░░░ who want to experience ░░░░░░░░ discoveries for them zeffs ░░░░░░░░ congratulations to zeb I ░░░░░░░░ said it again For ░░░░░░░░ discoveries at this city ░░░░░░░░ David Many more to ░░░░░░░░