Mayor Eric Garcetti sparked controversy when he said he backed moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. But questions remain about his comments.
Mayor Eric Garcetti attends the unveiling of Obama Boulevard in March. Some remarks he made about the U.S. Embassy relocating to Jerusalem last month raised questions. when he said during a trip to Israel that he supported moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a political triumph of the Trump administration.
“I was in Israel at the same time he was and I saw him there. He wasn’t preparing a big statement on the embassy,” said Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR in Mid-Wilshire, who first learned of the mayor’s statement when Muslim friends called her in distress. Despite his decision not to run for president this year, Garcetti has positioned himself as a leader in the national Democratic Party.
In the wake of the move, Palestinians cut off talks with U.S. representatives, and Trump ordered the slashing of millions of dollars for humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. That apology touched off its own round of controversy, with critics taking to social media to accuse the mayor of backtracking.
“Nations should be able to choose the capitals that they have, and we’ve recognized that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel for a long time,” he said. “I also believe the resolution of a Palestinian state that includes East Jerusalem, and that’s where they’ve publicly stated they want their capital, that should be their right when a peace agreement comes as well."Some progressive Jewish groups from the Los Angeles area were dismayed by Garcetti’s comments in May.
Rabbi Noah Farkas of Valley Beth Shalom, a synagogue of 1,500 families near where the mayor was raised in Encino, said his synagogue is a liberal, diverse community “that never agrees on anything.” Yet, when news broke of plans to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, the response was one of excitement and relief.
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