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Damascus Gate to Old City of Jerusalem. (Archive)

The areas that would remain on the Jewish side of Jerusalem would include all the developed areas within which the Jewish sacred sites are located. That includes the Old City of Jerusalem, the Western Wall, the Temple Mount and the ancient Jewish cemeteries in which generations upon millenia of Jewish ancestors lay at rest.

This then means the Arab residents of Jerusalem who today are able to enter the Al Aqsa Mosque for prayers on their Islamic Sabbath on Friday would be required to obtain special permits to enter, and leave within specific time frames. Ditto for Christian Arabs on Saturdays and Sundays. Holidays would be even worse, and that is not even beginning to consider the times that Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays coincide.

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What about the Jerusalem Arab residents who work in the post offices, the hospitals, clinics and other professional capacities?

The logistics alone would be a nightmare.

Perhaps that is the point of this exercise. Wouldn’t it be nice if at least some of the population on both sides could indulge in a tiny wake-up call, soon?


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.