Both Jews and Muslims celebrated holidays in September, however, the United States Consulate in Jerusalem – America’s representative in Israel’s capital – chose to focus entirely on Islam this year, while ignoring the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur completely, Arutz 7 reports.

The consulate’s website features Eid il-Fitr greetings from US President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Consul General Daniel Rubinstein. Their staff were involved in Ramadan celebrations in Jenin and Shechem, and hosted a meal in Jericho for the Muslim holiday of Iftar.

Clinton’s greeting was published on 19th September – the first day of Rosh Hashanah. However, no mention was made of the Jewish holiday.

All three holiday wishes from American leaders to Muslims were apolitical, and focused on messages such as “personal reflection” and “charity”. In contrast, Obama’s Rosh Hashanah greeting, which is not on the site, included a brief promotion of his Israel-Palestinian Authority peace plan.

The US consulate in Jerusalem admitted in August that they view themselves as America’s representative to the “Palestinian” Authority, while the embassy in Tel Aviv is seen as the representative to Israel.

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