Last Friday the tour organizers were accorded a free public service announcement on the Reshet Bet radio excursions program "On the Way to Nature." Under the neutral heading "A tour on the trail of heritage sites in East Jerusalem," the editor of the program, Michael Miro, recommended a "tour in the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood". He told listeners that in advance of Jerusalem Day, Im Tirtzu is organizing tours of the neighborhood established 120 years ago by Jews from inside the city walls.
"They led a full life with synagogues and Torah, Sabbath pittas and hamin (cholent), as well as unforgettable celebrations in honor of the holy man, Shimon Hatzadik. Jewish settlement was renewed at the site, and many conflicts are raging over this," continued Miro, a lover of the land.
Those interested can observe up close Arabs living in tents ever since pioneering Jewish men and women threw them out of their homes. Im Tirtzu: if you will it, this is Zionism 2010.
Wait, but didn't the Arabs kick out, expel and otherwise ethnically cleanse the neighborhood of its Jews in 1948?
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Akiva Elder isn't the worst of the post-Zionist anti-Semites at Haaretz. There are others far worse than him. So don't expect any objectivity when he reports on Jerusalem.
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