JERUSALEM QUESTIONS.

WHEN OUR PRIME MINISTERS DECLARE JERUSALEM TO BE THE UNDIVIDED CAPITAL OF ISRAEL WE AND OUR SUPPORTERS CHEER ECSTATICALLY.


DO WE DO SO BECAUSE ISRAEL IS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL, WHICH IS UNQUESTIONABLE?

OR DO WE DO SO BECAUSE ISRAEL IS UNDIVIDED, WHICH IS QUESTIONABLE?

IF IT IS UNDIVIDED, WHY ISN’T THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT DOING MORE TO UPGRADE AND DEVELOP THE CITY FOR ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE EASTERN PART?

IF IT IS UNDIVIDED, WHY IS THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PERMITTING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO INVEST IN ROADS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER FACILITIES IN EAST JERUSALEM?

IS IT BECAUSE OF SENSITIVITIES IN THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS?

IS IT DUE TO DOUBTS ABOUT THE FUTURE STATUS QUO OF PARTS OF JERUSALEM?

OR HAS THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY TAKEN A DECISION THAT A PART OF THE UNDIVIDED CITY OF JERUSALEM WILL, INDEED, BE CEDED TO BE THE CAPITAL OF A FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE?

ALL THESE QUESTIONS LINGER IN THE AIR AND EXPOSE A DIVIDE NOT ONLY IN JERUSALEM BUT BETWEEN FINE WORDS AND DEEDS ON THE GROUND.