US Officials Banned from Old City on Friday

The United States has banned government officials are banned from entering Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday because of “civil unrest and clashes in the Old City and in East Jerusalem,” said a message sent Thursday to U.S. citizens by the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem.

“As these events may continue tomorrow, U.S. government official personnel are restricted from entering the Old City on Friday, October 31,” the message said. “Although the current restriction is for the Old City, other areas may also be affected by clashes.”

Last week, the American government banned local staffers from riding the light rail because of Arab violence and vandalism against the system.

If an Arab terrorist, God forbid, blows up a McDonald’s restaurant next week, will the United States ban all officials from the fast food outlets in Israel?

And if, God forbid, there will be a country-wide intifada, will the U.S. government order all of its employees in n Israel to say home, or better yet, go home?