Caroline Kennedy: Good for the Jews

Well, better than Obama, anyway (and nearly as "qualified")
... as per Arutz Sheva:

(IsraelNN.com) Caroline Kennedy, who wants to replace Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton as a New York Senator, backs Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital.

Her spokesman provided the New York Times with written answers to 15 questions dealing with a wide range of issues as she tries to convince New York Gov. David A. Paterson to appoint her to the Senate seat to be vacated by Clinton, who will replace Condoleezza Rice in the Obama government.

"Do you believe that an undivided Jerusalem must be the national capital of the State of Israel?" she was asked.

The response, which spokesman Stefan Friedman said was drafted by Kennedy and staff: "Yes, Caroline believes that an undivided Jerusalem must be the national capital of the State of Israel."

President-elect Barack Obama said during his campaign that he backs an undivided Jerusalem but quickly backtracked after furious protests from the Arab community, including Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas. He explained that he actually meant that the city should not be separated by barbed wire, as it was when Jordan occupied the eastern part of the city until 1967.

[Actually, it was Daniel Kurtzer who "explained" for him. --Yael]

Sen. Clinton, who will retain her post until becoming Secretary of State on January 20, also has backed a united Jerusalem. Her policy paper released in September stated, "Hillary Clinton believes that Israel's right to exist in safety as a Jewish state, with defensible borders and an undivided Jerusalem as its capital, secure from violence and terrorism, must never be questioned."

However, her position is foursquare counter to the policies of the State Department that she will head. It does not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and refuses to allow the description "Jerusalem, Israel" to appear on passports for Americans born in the city.

State Department officials and Congress have been engaged in an 18-year-old battle since Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which provides for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and notes that "each sovereign nation, under international law and custom, may designate its own capital."

Read the rest, especially if you're not familiar with the background.

NOTE TO SELF / Don't lose this:

At the time of the Gaza convoy bombing, Daniel Kurtzer was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. [Ref: Chris Burns and Elise Labott for CNN Oct. 15, 2003 "Gaza bomb kills 3 Americans"].

If Dhimmedia ever comes out of their collective coma, maybe they'll start asking questions.