Art...er Jay Carney Refuse To Name The Capital Of Israel.

He probably doesn't what the Capital of the US is either. What a bafoon.

LOL!!! What an idiot! Perfect representation of this administration!

It really shows the contempt of this regime.

He has probably never even heard of Tel-Aviv

It's not Tel Aviv. It's Jerusalem.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Wha...


'The Debate'
It is understandable that Israel, being of holy significance to 3 major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and being one of the most fought-over and conquered pieces of land in the history of mankind, will spark a monsoon of debate, as to who owns what. But, the fact remains that the capital of Israel is proclaimed by the Israeli government and this capital is Jerusalem.

All major encyclopedias and dictionaries list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Columbia, Britannica, World Book, Merriam-Webster, Random House, American Heritage- to name a few...

What About the city of Tel Aviv?
The CIA World Factbook, published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has written:
"Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the U.S., like nearly all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv."
(source link found at bottom)
So, although many embassies are actually located in Tel Aviv, this does not make Tel Aviv the capital of Israel.

Israel considers Jerusalem as it's Capital. It's those that don't want to 'upset' the Arab countries that consider Tel-Aviv the Capital.

It's good to see even the White House media correspondents weren't allowing him to easily wriggle off the hook. (Jay Carney is a worm.)