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Source: http://www.cjnews.com/news/nir-barkat-preparing-jerusalem-next-100-years
Preparing Jerusalem for the Next 100 Years
(Canadian Jewish News) Yoni Goldstein Interviews Mayor Nir Barkat - Barkat: Tourism to Jerusalem is up. Hotel occupancy rose from 40% to 70%, and we have investments in the pipeline to create more than 10,000 hotel rooms. We are building a very large business district at the entrance to the city. There will be 13 towers of 35 stories, with 11 million square feet of office space, hotel rooms and commerce. We're building the largest sports complex in the country, which includes the expanded Teddy soccer stadium and a new arena, the largest in the country. Q: How would you characterize the security situation in Jerusalem right now? Barkat: We are one of the safest cities in the world, with one-third the crime of Tel Aviv and one-tenth of any American city. If you come and walk the streets, you will feel extremely secure.