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The British Broadcasting Company’s Olympic website purposely omitted Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Israeli page of the 2012 Olympic website states, “Seat of government Jerusalem, though most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv.” Furthermore, the website lists “East Jerusalem” as the “Intended seat of government” of “Palestine,” even though there is no nation recognized as “Palestine.”

Mark Regrev, Advisor of Foreign Press and Public Affairs at the Israeli Prime Minister’s Bureau, called the omission “discrimination” in a letter to Paul Danahar, BBC Middle East Bureau Chief. Prior to Israel’s protest, the BBC website listed Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine and omitted Jerusalem as the capital for Israel. While the photos identifying Iran, Syria and Libya depicted peaceful cultural scenes, the picture for Israel depicted an Israeli soldier confronting a protestor. Following several letters from Mr. Regev, the BBC modified the website to list Jerusalem as the “Seat of government” for Israel and Jerusalem as the “Intended seat of government” for “Palestine.” These changes are still not sufficient. 

Since King David made Jerusalem the capital of Israel, Jerusalem has played a key role in the government, culture, religion, and history of the Jewish nation,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. “Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city. The BBC should list this fact on its Olympics website, like it has done for every other country. The Olympics should transcend politics,” Staver said.

Go to the “Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel” Facebook page and share it with your friends. 

Tell Paul Danahar, BBC Middle Eastern Bureau Chief, “Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city. Please list it as such on your Olympics website, as you did for every other country.” Danahar’s email is [email protected] and Twitter account is @pdanahar. 

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