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Abbas denies Jerusalem’s Jewish heritage

Jerusalem\’s identity is Arab, and the city\’s and Christian holy sites must be protected from Israeli threats, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.

Opinion: Time to assert Jerusalem’s Jewish heritage

Among his many statements related to Israel in the last couple of weeks, President Obama got at least one thing right when he said at a London news conference that Jerusalem goes deep into how the Jewish people think about their identity. As we mark 44 years of a reunited Jerusalem this week, we should appreciate the centrality of Jerusalem to Jewish identity.

Heritage site renovations approved

An Israeli government committee approved the $25 million renovation of 16 national heritage projects and sites. The Ministerial Committee on the National Heritage, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday approved the renovation of the sites — among the 150 sites and initiatives included in the \”Plan for Renovating and Strengthening National Heritage Sites and Assets\” approved in February — at a cost of $25 million. The plan caused some controversy when two West Bank biblical sites, Rachel\’s Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs, were added to the list.\n

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