Today’s Jerusalem Post is reporting:

A bill circulating in the US House of Representatives that would strip the president of his power to waive a law requiring him to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem is gaining traction and bipartisan support amid a groundswell of Christian support for the measure.

The proposal, which comes as the Palestinians prepare to unilaterally seek recognition of an independent state at the United Nations next week, serves to highlight the fruition of faith-based diplomacy at a time of increasing Israeli isolation in the diplomatic arena.

Obviously, the President will veto this bill and the State Department will do anything it can to stop it, but stop and think about this a minute. How would America react if another country decided to put its embassy in New York rather than Washington because they didn’t believe that Washington was our legitimate capital. I think we would tell them to go pound sand. It is a tribute to the patience of the government of Israel that they haven’t told us to put our embassy in their capital or forget about it.

The article further reports:

“If any Congress can do it, this one can,” said Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado), a co-chairman of the Israel Allies Caucus in Congress and a cosponsor of the bill.

The congressman said that the Palestinian move at the UN, which is going ahead in the face of US opposition, was a good impetus for Congress to approve the legislation, since it would serve as a counterweight to their attempts to seek statehood based on the pre-1967 lines.

“This is a good time for the US, through Congress, to show the world American support for Israel and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” he said. “It will help counteract the Palestinian attempt to declare statehood and recognize Jerusalem as their capital.”

Congress not only needs to pass this bill, they need to overcome the Presidential veto that will follow.