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...City of David. It lies on the steep hillside just below the Old City's ancient, gleaming stones, facing towards the Dead Sea. Most of Silwan's Arab residents arrived in the 1930s, building homes that cling to the sides of the valley. Arab boys still canter on horses along the far hills. Some say that Job lived in Silwan, and that today's residents have inherited his ceaseless woes. According to Elad's Spielman, Be'eri was doing undercover work for the Israeli military in the mid-1980s in Silwan when a friendly Arab pointed out some ruins buried...
...policy of the government of Israel to encourage Jewish residence in Jerusalem." The settlers were allowed to stay, and Elad began building its presence in Silwan. The Israeli government turned over its property to the settlers, and Elad bought up Arab homes through intermediaries. Today, more than 500 settlers, along with Uzi-toting security guards, live among Silwan's 14,000 Arabs. Elad's archaeological expansion continues, with 88 Arab homes marked for demolition to build an "archaeological park." The group also has plans for a parking lot, a synagogue, 11 new houses for settlers and a cable...
...Yousef Natsheh believes so. He points out that one of the main triggers of the 2000 Palestinian uprising - which led to the deaths of more than 5,500 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis - was a visit to the Haram al-Sharif precinct by Sharon, then Israel's opposition leader, along with a phalanx of armed police. "The situation now is very, very tense," he warns...
Eliot - The Super Bowl will be at their Grille, along with food and beverages...
UpStairs on the Square - UpStairs is having their "first ever bartender-hosted sports trivia night," along with prizes and classic football food. Come in wearing a football helmet, and they'll give you a plate of their "Hot Dates," dates stuffed with almond and cinnamon butter wrapped in bacon...