Jerusalem Israel

Yariv Oppenheimer, head of Israel's Peace Now movement, which opposes the barrier's route, said the Supreme Court's decision meant that the government could lose 10 to 15 other similar appeals, many of them dealing with the barrier's route in and around Jerusalem, the city both sides claim as their capital. The barrier weaves through the city, reaching out to include Jewish settlements east of the 1967 Green Line -- in several cases leaving room for their substantial expansion -- while cutting Arab neighbourhoods out of the city.

Jerusalem Diet

Hyde attached a copy of a report prepared by his staff to his May 19 letter to Bush, documenting the alleged impact of Israel's security barrier in and around Christian population centers, including Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The report was based on a series of visits by Hyde's staff to Israel and the West Bank over the past two years. Specifically, the report talks about sections of the barrier being built on Palestinian Christian land, the inability of Palestinian Christians to access their places of worship because of Israeli travel restrictions, and the Israeli government's backing of aggressive attempts by militant Jewish settlers to move into the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and into other predominantly Christian parts of Jerusalem.

History of Jerusalem

Hyde attached a copy of a report prepared by his staff to his May 19 letter to Bush, documenting the alleged impact of Israel's security barrier in and around Christian population centers, including Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The report was based on a series of visits by Hyde's staff to Israel and the West Bank over the past two years. Specifically, the report talks about sections of the barrier being built on Palestinian Christian land, the inability of Palestinian Christians to access their places of worship because of Israeli travel restrictions, and the Israeli government's backing of aggressive attempts by militant Jewish settlers to move into the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and into other predominantly Christian parts of Jerusalem.

Who is your Hero?

I don't know about you, but I have had some pretty funny evengings with friends over a nice dinner and a nicer bottle of wine. As a matter of fact, one night, the Jewish Superhero was present and had the time of his life. You have not heard of such a super hero you say? Well, that is not his fault.

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