A land grab at Hussein's palace
In 1972, when I made my first trip to Israel, the tour guide proudly took us to Hussein's palace. Hussein's palace, pictured at top left, was being constructed by Jordan's King Hussein when he foolishly entered the Six-Day War in 1967. It was never finished.
The unfinished palace sits on a high hilltop with a commanding view of the city. It can be seen from many parts of northeastern Jerusalem.
Over the years, it has become a bit less popular as a tourist attraction because going to an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem (in this case Beit Hanina) is... a bit dicey....
Today, I received the following in an email from Avi F:
hello i volunteer for an organization here in jerusalem called keep jerusalem ie. Im eskachech. we were touring some people today around jerusalem when we discovered that some people were fencing off Hussein's palace. when asked if they had a permit, they said it was paid and ordered by the wakf. we are currently trying to get on the issue with knesset members and the city police but if you could spread the word to anyone who might be able to stop this blatant illegal arab land grab it would be greatly appreciated.Below are a couple more recent pictures that Avi F. sent to me.
Labels: Arab land grabs, Hussein's palace, Wakf
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:30 PM
1 Comments:
Dig up the posts and remove all the wire netting, at night!
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