Hagit Ofran
Jerusalem tourist sites and settlements are being used to promote an exclusively Jewish narrative of the city’s history ... It would seem that the most successful model of a tourist settlement in Jerusalem is in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood in Silwan ... It is indeed unfortunate that touristic, archaeological sites are being used as a tool by the right to torpedo the chance for a solution in Jerusalem. The increased presence of Israelis as tourists in the Palestinian areas of Jerusalem -- while ignoring the complexity and the importance of these same sites to other cultures and other nations -- is the type of settlement with far-reaching implications for daily life in the east of the city and for the future of the conflict.
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