Housing: * To stop the exodus of young Jewish couples from Jerusalem for lack of affordable housing, a master housing plan must be formulated, setting housing construction goals in the city for the next 5-10 years, and designating areas and neighborhoods for development.
*New construction must concentrate on the “new” neighborhoods liberated in the Six-Day War – as opposed to the concentration today on luxury housing complexes in western Jerusalem. Thousands of dunams (quarter-acres) must be expropriated adjacent to the “new” neighborhoods, such as Gilo, N’vei Yaakov, and others, creating a reservoir of tens of thousands of housing units for the next two decades.
*Changes in zoning plans must be facilitated when necessary for city growth. The process by which housing permits are received must be streamlined.
Demographics: *The purchase of land, by individuals and associations, should be encouraged – such as via tax and investment incentives, and the shortening of the permit-process – in order to guarantee the Jewish character of the city. A determined fundraising campaign for the purchase of properties must also be initiated.
*Trends must be identified and concrete steps taken to ensure that they perpetuate a Jewish majority. These can be in the form of rental aid, new-business incentives, job creation and the like.
*Municipal planning for the areas bordering the city: This must take into account two scenarios: The formation of a Palestinian state bordering the city, notwithstanding our strong objections to such a development, and perpetuation of the status quo.
Education: *Curricula in all Israeli schools should include a focus on Jewish legal and rights to the city, the importance of its unification, and ways to strengthen ties between Jews all over Israel and throughout the world with Jerusalem. Students must be taken on school trips to Jerusalem at least three times in their 12 years of school.
*Arab schools funded by Israel must follow the above guidelines, and must certainly teach only historic truth. Textbooks, including new ones, must be constantly reviewed to ensure accuracy and lack of incitement.
*Jerusalem Day must become a national holiday, with appropriate budgetary funding.
Security and Defense: *Protection against terrorism must be enhanced, and laws to this end must be more strongly enforced: terrorist homes must be razed, incitement must be stopped, police must respond aggressively against throwers of rocks and firebombs. Steps must be taken to ensure that heavily Arab-populated areas not become off-limits to Jews and Israeli police; law enforcement must be strengthened in these areas. Residents who do not possess either citizenship or permanent resident status must be evicted.
Managing a City with a Large Minority: *Practical steps must be implemented to improve management of a city with a sizable Arab minority, in terms of housing, municipal administration of different neighborhoods, holy and historic sites such as archaeological digs and finds in Arab-populated neighborhoods, and strengthening awareness of Jerusalem’s historic Jewish past.
*Arab housing must be governed by fair but strict rules. Illegal construction must be razed, while all due effort is made to streamline the process of receiving permits and proper zoning areas. For instance, a special Exceptions Committee must be authorized to grant approval in cases where the only problem is the lack of a tabu (local land registry) entry.
Tourism: *In 2013, 75% of all tourists to Israel visited Jerusalem. The goal should be much closer to 100%. This involves capitalizing on that which is unique to this city: Thousands of years of Jewish history; the Old City and everything in it; beautiful parks, gardens, and even residential buildings; top-tier cultural institutions; international events, etc. Christian holy places must be marketed more aggressively for their non-Jewish tourism potential. Jewish access to the Temple Mount must be secure, facilitated, and enhanced. The “original” status quo must be restored, whereby Jewish prayer is allowed, even if only by individuals.
Holy Sites: *Free access must be maintained. They must be managed wisely so that they will not serve as an “excuse” for pressures to divide the city.
Transportation: *Already-existing master transportation plans for highways encircling the city must be implemented. New roads must be planned and built leading directly into outlying neighborhoods such as Kidmat Tzion.
Economics: * In addition to the efforts already being made by the government of Israel and the Jerusalem Development Authority, additional grants and incentives should be given to those who wish to transfer, establish, or expand their businesses in Jerusalem. The departure of thousands of young Jerusalemites to central Israel, generally for lack of affordable housing and/or employment, is a trend that must be stopped. Existing industrial areas must be upgraded and new ones must be built.