tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799985.post4419959145825526153..comments2023-10-26T17:38:51.928+03:00Comments on jerusalem wanderings: A tale of two townsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04233784118878245882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799985.post-82329676681832912702006-12-22T09:46:00.000+02:002006-12-22T09:46:00.000+02:00Lifta is on an incredibly steep hillside and in th...Lifta is on an incredibly steep hillside and in the midst of some of the highest density living and building in Jerusalem. I agree that right now its too 'political' to keep all the buildings as a "Palestininan village" but I think we might edge that way by making it first "open space" and a park, and leaving some of the best houses standing (with reinforcement) a la Neot Kedurim--pass it off as a "park" with ruins, and later when peace comes and the anger blows over, then talk the village idea.<br /><br />What it should NOT be in more buildings.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799985.post-86598155694684596912006-12-20T15:29:00.000+02:002006-12-20T15:29:00.000+02:00I agree with you Katherine that it would be ideal ...I agree with you Katherine that it would be ideal if they would renovate these homes and turn them into residences for anyone who has the money to buy. However, there are very few "mixed" areas in Jerusalem. Even in the Old City - there's the Jewish Quarter, the Moslem Quarter, the Christian Quarter - there are very very (unfortunately) truly mixed communities. There is one that I know of - that is Neve Shalom. Arabs and Jews live side-by-side. But I don't see them marketing a neighborhood in West Jerusalem to "everyone" unfortunately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233784118878245882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799985.post-57796684331216586152006-12-20T15:07:00.000+02:002006-12-20T15:07:00.000+02:00You say that one of the ideas is to make it an ups...You say that one of the ideas is to make it an upscale residence for Jews. Maybe I'm being picky here, but I doubt anyone has plans to make this place a residence place just for Jews. Perhaps you mean they are planning on renovating it and letting people buy homes and come and live there - I think the money will speak louder than whether someone is an Arab, Jew, christian etc. I think it is dangerous to say something like that, as it gives people reading from outside of Israel a bad impression of the place. <br /><br />another was to make it into a upscale residence for Jews,Katrinayellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512761469949671154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799985.post-72359828925931455002006-12-17T10:34:00.000+02:002006-12-17T10:34:00.000+02:00Yes,that area (Lifta)was known as the waters of Ne...Yes,that area (Lifta)was known as the waters of Nephtoah on the border between Judah and Benjamin.The Jewish People have a long history in Eretz YisraelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com