Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israelis, for their part, have bitter memories of the walls and barbed wire that divided Jerusalem until 1967, and of the despoliation of the Old City's Jewish Quarter by the Arabs. Never again, they say, can the city be divided and Jews be forbidden to pray before their holiest shrine, the Wailing Wall. To that end, the Israelis have created what they call "new facts" to make sure that Jerusalem stays unified. The Jewish Quarter of the Old City, for example, is being meticulously reconstructed, and 2,200 Israelis have settled there; prior to 1947, the Jewish population...
...East Jerusalem Arabs resent the reconstruction of the Old City's Jewish Quarter, which they see as the first step toward reducing the Arab population even further. Somewhat grudgingly, they tolerate other Israeli efforts to tidy up the Old City, like installing a cable network to get rid of unsightly (and somewhat incongruous) TV antennas. Says Mahmud Abu Zalef, editor of the Arab daily Al Quds: "Any improvement in the physical sense that will make Jerusalem more beautiful is okay with me. I don't care who does it. But it should not be done by throwing people...
...question about it. We have been active in creating Arab Area Committees to take care of such needs as roads, street lights, education and a variety of other things. These committees saw the benefit of this cooperation and were active in suggesting that people vote...
...think any Arab would dare do this because he would confront personal harassment without any benefits at this moment. The man who would do this would risk his life. I don't think the Arabs in Jerusalem will dare do something for which they don't get approval at least from countries like Jordan or Egypt...
What's wrong with the Arab demand for sovereignty over East Jerusalem...