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  • Australian government to recognize Jerusalem as Israels Capital

    Australian government to recognize Jerusalem as Israels Capital

    Australian government to recognise Jerusalem as Israels capital World news Scott Morrison, the prime minister, to say that embassy will leave Tel Aviv when city’s status is finalised Scott Morrison, the prime minister, to say that embassy will leave Tel Aviv when city’s status is finalised The Australian government will formally recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but the embassy will not be moved from Tel Aviv until the city’s status is finalised under a peace settlement. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, will announce the foreign policy shift in a speech to the Sydney Institute on Saturday, The Australian reports. The government will also commit to recognising a future state of Palestine with its capital in East Jerusalem after a settlement has been reached on a two-state solution. While the embassy move is delayed, the government will establish a defence and trade office in Jerusalem and will start looking for an embassy site.

    “The Australian government has decided that Australia now recognizes West Jerusalem – as the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government – is the capital of Israel,” Morrison will say in his speech, according to The Australian. “And we look forward to moving our embassy to West Jerusalem when practical, in support of, and after, final-status determination.” In May, when the US moved its embassy to Jerusalem, it sparked massive protests in Gaza which saw 58 Palestinians killed. Ever since Donald Trump’s declaration in December last year, Israel has been pushing hard to persuade other countries to follow.

    In October, Morrison said he was “open to” to the move, describing it as a “sensible” proposal. Morrison, an evangelical Christian, immediately faced questions about whether his religious views had played a part in his decision to float the proposal, something he denied. “My faith and religion has nothing to do with this decision,” he said. Instead, he argued the status quo in Israeli-Palestinian relations had failed to make headway. “The orthodoxy that’s driven this debate which says issues like considering the question of the capital are taboo. I think we have to challenge that,” he said.

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  • Obama Care Update

    Obama Care Update

    There is a lot of evidence pointing to the fact that changes are coming to Obama care. It’s still early to tell how things will look. However, a plan has been suggested that would give control to states, to allow them to decide what they want to do. If Obama care is working for a state, they can keep it. If a state wants to do something different, they can receive the same funding they would have received for Obama care and put that towards something different that would work better for their state.

  • President Trump’s approval rating rises to 57 percent

    President Trump’s approval rating rises to 57 percent

    President Trump’s approval rating is on the rise.

    A new Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday says President Trump has a 57 percent job approval rating among likely voters.

    In addition, the pollster has isolated key passages in Mr. Trump’s inaugural speech and asked respondents if they agreed with the ideas he presented.

    Voters like Mr. Trump’s populist standing: 72 percent agreed with his statement that “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.” 17 percent disagreed, 11 percent were not sure.

    A majority of the respondents — 52 percent — also agreed with this statement: “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first.” Thirty-seven percent disagreed, 11 percent were undecided.

    The poll of 1,500 likely voters was conducted Sunday through Tuesday.

    In addition, Rasmussen also reveals that 54 percent of voters also favor a proposal that would cut spending up to 10 percent and cut staffing up to 20 percent. in some federal government agencies. Twenty-seven percent oppose such cuts, while 19 percent are undecided.

    Right now, this rating is mostly a result of hope and optimism as people haven’t had a chance to experience any as a result of decisions President Trump is currently making.  As people continue to see the benefits of Trump implementing his agenda and policies, this rating will continue to rise.

    Source: The Washington Times