Day after Netanyahu addresses Congress, his ministers inaugurate East Jerusalem settlement

Published 20:34 25.05.11
Latest update 20:34 25.05.11



Knesset speaker at ceremony comments on Obama's recent Mideast policy speech, asking what will happen if 'one day there is a president that thinks Israel's existence contradicts America's interest?'


One day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Jerusalem will not be divided, the speaker of the Knesset and several other government ministers attended a dedication ceremony for the new Jewish settlement of Ma'aleh Zeitim, in East Jerusalem's Ras al-Amud neighborhood.

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barakat, Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan, Interior Minister Eli Yishai, and Information Minister Daniel Hershkovitz all participated in the ceremony – this despite the fact that the Jewish neighborhood has already been inhabited for several years.

A group of tens of left-wing activists gathered outside the site of the ceremony, shouting "Jews and Arabs against Ma'aleh Zeitim" and "There is no shame in the holy city."

Rivlin delivered a speech at the ceremony, where he made a warning based on the recent Mideast policy speech laid out by United States President Barack Obama.

in full: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/day-after-netanyahu-addresses-congress-his-ministers-inaugurate-east-jerusalem-settlement-1.364034

Fine. We'll trade it for Mecca.

but I found yr use of 'we' interesting dual 'citizenship'?