Outrage Over CBS Directive to Not Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

CBS News’ recent directive instructing staff to avoid referring to Jerusalem as part of Israel in reports has caused outrage in Israel and the United States. The channel recently instructed its staff not to refer to Jerusalem as part of Israel, citing its internationally disputed status. 

This directive, aimed at “maintaining neutrality in covering the Gaza conflict,” has sparked controversy among Jewish employees and Israeli officials, who argue that it undermines the U.S.’s official recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. 

“It's disappointing to see significant entities trying to make Jerusalem’s status as an Israeli city a matter of debate,” Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said on the issue. 

His deputy, Aryeh King, added: “The Jewish people don’t need the approval of an anti-Zionist private organization to acknowledge that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish people and their country, the State of Israel. The Jewish people are blessed that their forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, tied themselves and our nation to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.” 

“Later, our kings established Jerusalem as their capital and there's no dispute, not in Islam nor in Christianity, that Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish people,” he added. (YNet /VFI News)  

“Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.” - 1 Kings 8:1

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