Article written in September which I just now found...
How to describe the city
of Jerusalem has caused controversy at this week's Democratic National
Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, with confusing scenes on the
convention floor as a vote was held on the issue. BBC Diplomatic
Correspondent Jonathan Marcus explains why.
President Barack Obama reportedly intervened personally to
have the sentence "Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel"
returned to the Democratic Party's main policy document on Wednesday.For its part, the Republican programme refers to "two democratic states - Israel with Jerusalem as its capital and Palestine - living in peace and security".
Israel and many of its supporters regard a united Jerusalem - Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967 - as its undivided capital.
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