Posted on July 26, 2012

WH's Carney Refuses To Name The Capital Of Israel

White House press secretary Jay Carney is asked by a reporter what is the capital of Israel.



Reporter: What city does this Administration consider to be the capital of Israel? Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?



Jay Carney, White House press secretary: Um... I haven't had that question in a while. Our position has not changed. Can we, uh...



Reporter: What is the capital [of Israel]?



Jay Carney: You know our position.



Reporter: I don't.



Lester Kinsolving, World Net Daily: No, no. She doesn't know, that's why she asked.



Carney: She does know.



Reporter: I don't.



Kinsolving: She does not know. She just said that she does not know. I don't know.



Carney: We have long, lets not call on...



Kinsolving: Tel Aviv or Jerusalem?



Carney: You know the answer to that.



Kinsolving: I don't know the answer. We don't know the answer. Could you just give us an answer? What do you recognize? What does the administration recognize?



Carney: Our position has not changed.



Kinsolving: What position?



Carney then moved on to another question.