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He rejects the idea that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a future Palestinian state and has supported controversial proposals for an area in the Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan to be turned into an archaeological park.<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/b/nir_barkat/index.html Nir Barkat], New York Times, accessed 19 Sept 2012</ref> | He rejects the idea that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a future Palestinian state and has supported controversial proposals for an area in the Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan to be turned into an archaeological park.<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/b/nir_barkat/index.html Nir Barkat], New York Times, accessed 19 Sept 2012</ref> | ||
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| + | Barkat is also Honorary Chairman of the [[Jerusalem Foundation]]. | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Jerualem Foundation]] | ||
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[[Category:Israel Lobby]] [[Category:Israel]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby]] [[Category:Israel]] | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 18 September 2012
Nir Barkat was elected Mayor of Jerusalem in November 2008. He is a high-tech entrepreneur millionaire and a secularist.
He rejects the idea that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a future Palestinian state and has supported controversial proposals for an area in the Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan to be turned into an archaeological park.[1]
Barkat is also Honorary Chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation.
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Nir Barkat, New York Times, accessed 19 Sept 2012
