Israel’s Olympic team has decided to respond to the BBC’s assertion
that Jerusalem is not Israel’s capital, by preparing a video in which
Israeli athletes are seen saying they are proud to represent
Israel “and its capital Jerusalem.”
The British broadcast authority, which has often been charged with
bias against Israel, has come under fire for listing “East Jerusalem”
as the capital for the “Palestinian Olympic team" while leaving
Israel listed without a capital.
After Israel and Jews around the world complained, the BBC partly
corrected its mistake and stated that Israel’s "seat of government is
Jerusalem" while still omitting Jerusalem as the capital. Just to get
its point across, it added, "Most foreign embassies reside in Tel
Aviv."
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai has also come to the rescue in a YouTube
video, in which he says that although his city is “one of the coolest
cities in the world and Israel’s financial and cultural center, we
are not Israel’s capital. Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.”
