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Source: https://www.jns.org/opinion/a-sledgehammer-blow-didnt-judaize-jerusalem-or-kill-the-peace-process/
The Real Problem Is the Palestinian Denial of Jewish History
(JNS) Jonathan S. Tobin - U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman's presence at the ceremonial opening of Jerusalem's "Pilgrimage Road" was yet another reaffirmation of the absurdity of the Palestinians' denial of Jewish history. The "road" is a tunnel dug underneath a Jerusalem neighborhood that permits visitors to trod the path taken by ancient Jewish pilgrims to reach the Temple Mount. Critics complain that the archeological park is part of an effort to "Judaize Jerusalem." But the notion is absurd that Jerusalem - a city that has been integral to Jewish national identity, history and faith for 3,000 years - can be "Judaized." They also point to the fact that some Palestinians have been inconvenienced by the construction. But their real beef is not about cracks developing in walls but that the history the archeologists have unearthed undermines efforts to portray Jews as foreign colonists in their ancient capital. Without an acknowledgement on the part of the Palestinians of the truth about the Jewish history that they continue to lie about, true peace is impossible.