Comments on: Sheikh Jarrah, the opening heart of Jerusalem http://www.en.justjlm.org/135 The Israeli-Palestinian struggle against the settlement in Sheikh Jarrah Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Stella Goldschlag http://www.en.justjlm.org/135/comment-page-1#comment-1586 Stella Goldschlag Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:50:32 +0000 http://www.en.justjlm.org/?p=135#comment-1586 The drum has become the symbol of the protests at Sheikh Jarrah, and the drum was also used to drum out the sounds of human sacrifice in the Valley of Hinnom (which begins around Sheikh Jarrah). While it is fine and good to protest the zionist expropriation at Sheikh Jarrah, one must use this opportunity to explore the entire zionist theft of Palestine. Otherwise this is a feelgood exercise that is akin to the worship of a false god The drum has become the symbol of the protests at Sheikh Jarrah, and the drum was also used to drum out the sounds of human sacrifice in the Valley of Hinnom (which begins around Sheikh Jarrah). While it is fine and good to protest the zionist expropriation at Sheikh Jarrah, one must use this opportunity to explore the entire zionist theft of Palestine. Otherwise this is a feelgood exercise that is akin to the worship of a false god

]]> By: Y. Ben-David http://www.en.justjlm.org/135/comment-page-1#comment-1007 Y. Ben-David Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:40:21 +0000 http://www.en.justjlm.org/?p=135#comment-1007 (1) The statement Inbar makes that Jews don't go into east Jerusalem and Arabs into west Jerusalem is patently false. But how many New Yorkers go into the South Bronx? Does that mean New York should be divided up? (2) Political division of the city will INEVITABLY mean the physical division of the city, a return to the pre-67 situation of anti-sniper walls, barbed wire, random shooting into the Jewish areas...in other words, a nightmare. Arabs, who have residency rights in Jerusalem would flee to west Jerusalem to avoid the inevitable clashes that the different Palestinian groups will engage in to decide who controls the holy city (Islamic extremists vs FATAH and other Arab countries would join in to establish their influence ther), and Jews will flee WEST JERUSALEM because the city will become like the truncated, barely livable city it was before 1967. Yes, there are problems. More should be done to show the Arabs that their best bet is to support continued control of a united Jerusalem and this has to be done by improving municipal services in the Arab areas. But anything is will be a disaster FOR BOTH ARABS AND JEWS. Inbar knows this deep down and so does the Israeli Left. (1) The statement Inbar makes that Jews don’t go into east Jerusalem and Arabs into west Jerusalem is patently false. But how many New Yorkers go into the South Bronx? Does that mean New York should be divided up?

(2) Political division of the city will INEVITABLY mean the physical division of the city, a return to the pre-67 situation of anti-sniper walls, barbed wire, random shooting into the Jewish areas…in other words, a nightmare. Arabs, who have residency rights in Jerusalem would flee to west Jerusalem to avoid the inevitable clashes that the different Palestinian groups will engage in to decide who controls the holy city (Islamic extremists vs FATAH and other Arab countries would join in to establish their influence ther), and Jews will flee WEST JERUSALEM because the city will become like the truncated, barely livable city it was before 1967.

Yes, there are problems. More should be done to show the Arabs that their best bet is to support continued control of a united Jerusalem and this has to be done by improving municipal services in the Arab areas. But anything is will be a disaster FOR BOTH ARABS AND JEWS. Inbar knows this deep down and so does the Israeli Left.

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