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Chaim Silberstein

Chaim Silberstein is the founder and chairman of both the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (JCAP) and the Im Eshkachech-Keep Jerusalem public diplomacy organization.

Fascinatingly, the statement published by the terrorist group in its news mouthpiece appears to have been lifted, at least partially, from the Religious Zionism Party.
If Atarot does not remain Jewish, a contiguous north-south route of Arab neighborhoods will essentially divide Israel’s capital.
With Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden tomorrow, it is critical to discuss the American intention to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem that will serve only Arabs, and undermine Israel’s sovereignty in its capital city.
For us, the families of the victims of terrorism, preventing the next attack is the best compensation and consolation we can receive.
Even now, after Jerusalem’s 1967 reunification and the strange Israeli decision to continue to allow the Islamic Waqf to administer the Temple Mount, Jews and non-Muslims in general suffer from discrimination there.