Quotable Words

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"The only limitation on religion in Jerusalem today is that Jews are not allowed to pray at the Temple Mount," [Jerusalem Mayor Nir] Barkat said. "Over 200,000 Muslims came during Ramadan to pray at the Temple Mount. This was strategically important for us in the future. Israel proved, both practically and ideologically, that we can share this wonderful city with the world."


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Words of Wisdom

Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal and indivisible capital. It must be cleaned up and fattened up with help from abroad. All religions must be free to worship in it. But it must never be shared or divided.

“Like in business, sometimes there is one clear, simple solution to a big problem that seems obvious to everyone and is absolutely wrong,” he says when asked his view of dividing the city so that it can serve as the capital of both Israel and a future state of Palestine.

In this, his views are in keeping with those of Israel’s incoming prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, but out of step with the new American administration...

...“The Palestinians are teaching their children how to be terrorists,” he said. “They say they want us out. We come to them with a win-win solution. They come back with a win-lose. The answer is no. I don’t see any solution that divides Jerusalem.”

Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem