|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380618546&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Study: East Jerusalem Pullout Won't Bring Peace
[Jerusalem Post] Etgar Lefkovits - An Israeli pullout from Arab neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem as part of a peace accord with the Palestinians without an agreement regarding the Old City and the Temple Mount will not solve the dispute over Jerusalem, according to a working paper over a future division of Jerusalem released Sunday by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. The academics and experts note that any Israeli pullout from Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem without an agreement is likely to lead to serious deterioration in the security situation in the country, both because it will be viewed by the Palestinians as an additional indication of the weakening of Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem, and because the local Arab residents who are cut off from their jobs and the holy places in Jerusalem as a result could end up assisting or even joining Palestinian terror groups due to their increased animosity towards Israeli policies.