NATIONAL PARKS IN EAST JERUSALEM ( B'Tselem )

[Jefferson23]

Visit the parks to see how East Jerusalem is being made Jewish and the lives of its Palestinian residents made miserable.

Since the annexation of East Jerusalem to Israel, Israeli governments have established five national parks on annexed land. Another three parks are currently in preliminary planning. The parks border populated Palestinian neighborhoods, and in some cases encroach on the neighborhoods proper. No construction is allowed in national parks. Therefore, declaring areas as national parks serves as a means of restricting construction and development of Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem. The establishment of the parks promotes an agenda of ensuring a Jewish majority in Jerusalem, creating a contiguous bloc of lands with no Palestinian population, and expanding the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem.

Start The Tour

Tzurim Valley National Park
One of a kind! A park boasting absolutely no natural or archeological attractions.
Bring a deck of cards, there’s nothing to see or do.

in full: http://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files2/gan_czavim/en.html


**The Court concludes that all these territories (including East Jerusalem) remain occupied territories and that
Israel has continued to have the status of occupying Power.
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/131/1677.pdf

[azurnoir]

1. National Parks another name for State Land

innovative indeed or any excuse will do

[Jefferson23]

2. Exactly. I do appreciate the presentation style utilized by B'Tselem too..it is superb.

** Spray-paint anti-Palestinian slogans as you walk.
Declared: 1974
Area: 110 hectares, more than half in East Jerusalem

[Jefferson23]

3. See Palestinians being removed from their homes. Local committee approval: June 2010

In early 2010 the Jerusalem Municipality filed with the local planning committee a plan for a tourist park. The planned park, Garden of the King, is to be located in the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan. According to the plan, the park’s development called for the demolition of structures in the neighborhood’s western part (at least 22), whereas structures in the eastern part (about 66) would receive retroactive approval along with increased building rights. The plan ostensibly allows residents evacuated from the western part of the neighborhood build new homes in its eastern part. Yet the plan ignores the fact that the city has neither the power nor the capacity to allow people to build homes on land privately owned by residents in the eastern part of the neighborhood. It also ignores the municipality’s strict criteria for approving construction by local residents in East Jerusalem. These obstacles may leave no alternate housing solutions for people whose homes in the western part of the neighborhood will be demolished. The plan was approved by the local planning committee in June 2010 and is currently waiting to be presented before the District Committee.

[King_David]

4. "Visit the parks to see how East Jerusalem is being made Jewish"

Seems that's a commen and disgusting complaint in a few cities.

Not in any country surrounding Jerusalem tho because they kicked all the Jews out of their countries a long time ago.

A few are left in Turkey and Iran.

[Jefferson23]

6. Good to know you do not recognize EJ as occupied territory..the rest of the world does,

including the US.. but do keep up your pathetic strawman arguments.

Take your complaints to B'tselem..most Israeli nationalists despise the group but
they are a respected Israeli human rights group throughout the world.

[King_David]

8. I have no problem with Betselem, they a Zionist group

I have a problem with it being acceptable here by some posts on DU and also extremist right wing groups and sites, to talk about Judaizing and De-Judaizing areas.
A lot of us Jews here were products of families where they de-Judaized areas usually by expulsion or murder.

In fact there's only 2 countries in the world that have over a million Jews living there, Jews have been de-Judaized from every single country they ever lived.

[Jefferson23]

10. If you have no problem with B'Tselem and the fact that EJ is occupied territory, that does not

come through in your posts.

[King_David]

12. LOL

[oberliner]

5. Good lord the Zionists are establishing national parks!

Is there no depths to which they will not sink?

[Jefferson23]

7. Lots of people cheer for what Israel is doing, you're not alone. n/t

[King_David]

9. A far greater number of people despise Israel

The Start up Nation for being the Jewish State... Since even before 1948.

[Jefferson23]

11. Strawman Special from you. EJ is occupied territory and what Israel is doing as

demonstrated in the OP is wrong and has nothing to do with your statements.

But you knew that, I believe.

[oberliner]

13. Upon its capture, the Jordanians immediately expelled all the Jewish residents of the Jewish Quarter

Upon its capture, the Jordanians immediately expelled all the Jewish residents of the Jewish Quarter. 58 synagogues were destroyed.[14][15] The ancient Jewish cemetery on Mount of Olives was desecrated, and the tombstones there were used for construction and paving roads.[16] Jordan also destroyed the Jewish villages of Atarot and Neve Yaakov just north of Jerusalem (their sites became Jerusalem neighborhoods after 1967).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jerusalem

[Jefferson23]

14. Read the 2004 advisory ruling..try and keep up. n/t

[King_David]

15. It's going to be settled only in final negotiations

With major concessions.

And you won't have any say over it.

But the Palwstinians will have to conceed and so will a lot of israeli Jews.

[Jefferson23]

16. That may very well be..doesn't change the fact what Israel is doing is wrong.

EJ is OT...whether you like it or not..perhaps you'll now give up your absurd
strawman positions.

You had better hope the Palestinians do not go through the international courts,
they have no legal obligation to negotiate what is their land.

[King_David]

17. They will have to

If they want a solution

[Jefferson23]

18. Keep hoping they don't utilize the courts. n/t

[King_David]

19. LOL