Every Israeli government since 1967, of left or right, has asserted that Jerusalem is Israel's capital and has allowed Israeli Jews to build there.

Pessimism is rife in Israel.

We are going to build our state with Jerusalem as its capital,

The Obama administration has consistently refused to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli territory, let alone as the capital of Israel.

What Israel wants is peace with - and the acknowledgment of - all the Arab countries.

While we use American power to fight hard for democracy against extremism on both left and right, our critics seem suspicious of any assertion of United States power or influence against any government or group that claims to be on the left.