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    Which Jerusalem are we talking about?
    • Johnny
    • 30.11.09 | 18:04 (IST)

    Gideon has a point that the emotional baggage spewed by everyone about the sanctity of Jerusalem in our hearts has no actual bearing on the constantly shifting "borders" of the real city. If the Knesset votes again to add more new distant neighborhoods to the city limits, do those neighborhoods now become "Holy Jerusalem"? Can't we question that without being called self-hating? Gideon does us all a disservice, however, by always forcing the Jews to face their mishegos but never expecting the Arabs to do the same. He's so ready to concede everything despite the fact that the Arabs manufactured their deep emotional commitment to "Holy Jerusalem" out of cloth starting in 1948. Shouldn't they be expected to look in the mirror, too? Wouldn't mutual self-analysis go a longer way to finding compromise? Try some balance, Gideon. You'll persuade more people that way.

    from the article: Israel is lying to itself about 'united Jerusalem'
    First published 01:12 29.11.09 | Last updated 09:59 29.11.09