Jerusalem: No plans yet to raze Arab homes in area designated for park

[IndianaGreen]

And the push for a one-state solution continues. The so-called "two-state" solution is a gimmick to keep the West confused as to Israel's real intentions which include taking over the entire Jordan Valley and keeping the whole of Jerusalem in perpetuity.

And some wonder aloud "why do they hate us?"

Last update - 21:54 24/02/2009

Jerusalem: No plans yet to raze Arab homes in area designated for park

By Reuters

Jerusalem officials said on Tuesday they had no immediate plans to demolish scores of Arab homes in the east of the city, but confirmed that they had designated the area for a park.

Palestinians said on Monday the Israeli-controlled municipality of Jerusalem was preparing to evict 1,500 Palestinians and demolish 88 homes in East Jerusalem's Silwan district, to convert it into an open public space.

The dispute is part of a wider conflict over Jerusalem. Israel regards all of the city as its capital, including East Jerusalem and adjacent parts of the West Bank captured in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Ahead of next week's visit by new U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Palestinian officials are seeking support against what they say are Israeli plans to drive Arabs from the city and cut off occupied Arab East Jerusalem from territory on which they hope to establish a Palestinian state.

City officials said there were no immediate plans to evict Palestinians from Silwan or demolish any homes, but the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, confirmed in a statement the area was scheduled for use as a recreational area.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1066645.html

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. You know what? We just turn Ontario into a park.

It'll be really nice, you know?

What? Canadians live there? Fuck em - we need a new park.

[On the Road]

2. I Could Never Understand the Push for a One-State Solution

but am starting to see that the two-state option isn't going anywhere, and if it did it would be in the form of Banustans.

The US has shown that institutional racism can be gradually overcome through the legal and political system. It might even work in Israel.

[azurnoir]

3. I think the operative word here is YET n/t