language urging the government to help people " make the most of their God-given potential. " The other states that " Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. " In both cases, the language had been included in the party's 2008 platform but for some reason was excised from the 2012 platform when the document was drafted, and only noticed yesterday after the document was approved by the convention. Here's an official statement from Debbie Wasserman Schultz , chair of the Democratic National Committee, on today's platform amendment: The platform is being amended to maintain consistency with the personal views expressed by the President and in the Democratic Party platform in 2008. Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths. Jerusalem back in Democratic platform Breaking news: after yesterday's uproar on the exclusion of language describing Jerusalem as Israel's capital from the Democratic party's official platform, it appears the party has backtracked and added the language back into the platform. Obama's choice of Clinton to formally put his name to nomination with one of the most prominent speeches of the week gives the former president both a chance to remind people of the boom over which he presided and for Obama to bask in the glow of an elder statesman associated with good times and a favourability rating far superior to his