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On Friday, Glenda Beck and Mark "Foamer" Levin brayed about how the US did not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and TPM notes that the Mitten$ campaign also pushed this idiot meme by email.  There was also a question about this at the WH Press Briefing on 7/27/2012:

MR. CARNEY: Yes, Connie.

Q What city does this administration consider to be the capital of Israel -- Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?*

MR. CARNEY: I haven't had that question in a while. Our position has not changed, Connie.

Q What is the position? What's the capital?

MR. CARNEY: You know our position.

Q I don't.

Q No, no, she doesn’t know. She doesn’t know. That's why she asked.

MR. CARNEY: She does know --

Q I don't.

Q She does not know. She just said she doesn’t know. I don't know.

MR. CARNEY: We have long -- Les, I call on Christi. Go ahead.

According to the State Dept. website, "Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950. The United States, like nearly all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv."