Netanyahu decides to repair Mughrabi bridge, Barkat furious
I am sitting in an unidentified airport in Europe as I write this. I am on my way home.Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided to repair the Mughrabi Gate access ramp to the Temple Mount, and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (pictured) is furious.
The Jerusalem Municipality on Tuesday published a statement criticizing the government, this after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that the Mughrabi Bridge will be renovated rather than demolished.Indeed.
"The government's helplessness in dealing with this hazardous and dilapidated nuisance at the heart of the Western Wall and entrance to Temple Mount is regrettable," the statement read.
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Officials at the Jerusalem Municipality, who were in favor of demolishing the bridge and building a new one in its place, were not happy with Netanyahu's decision. Mayor Nir Barkat expressed concern that "Netanyahu's conduct will delay the completion of a new bridge and will prevent the restoration of the status quo, which was violated by its closure.
"A correct process of decision making would have produced the right solution of placing a permanent and safe walkway in place of the old one," the statement read.
Labels: Binyamin Netanyahu, Mughrabi gate, Nir Barkat, Temple Mount
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:15 AM
1 Comments:
I heard an interview of this Mayor Nir Barkat once. He wants Israel to operate as a normal modern city for all of its residents. I remember thinking that maybe he would want to do the title-search-by-year GIS layers, with links to scanned documents, history, etc. for Jerusalem...
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