One Jerusalem
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One Jerusalem is an extreme-right pressure group established in 2000 after the Camp David talks broached the idea of Jerusalem’s shared sovereignty between Israel and a Palestinian state, a notion anathema to hard-core Likudniks. The project is partially underwritten by US casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.[1].
History
An inaugural rally organised by One Jerusalem in January 2001 to protest the proposal of shared sovereignity over Jerusalem attracted a crowd variously described as thousands to 100,000.[2]
Again in 2007, a week before the Annapolis conference the pressure group's chairman Natan Sharansky announced a major campaign against any division of Jerusalem, and against the peace initiative. According to the Connie Bruck of the New Yorker:
- One Jerusalem referred to Annapolis as “the Munich Conference of the 21st century.” After Olmert asserted Israel’s right as a sovereign state to make decisions regarding its national security, One Jerusalem posted an article on its Web site, headlined, “OLMERT TO WORLD JEWRY: SHUT UP.” Later, as Olmert’s negotiations with Abbas continued, another piece announced, “OLMERT DECLARES WAR ON ISRAEL.”[3]
Principals
Affiliation
- Case for Freedom
- Policy Forum
- Smith Richardson Foundation
- Democracy & Security International Conference
Contact
- Website: http://www.onejerusalem.org
References
- ↑ Connie Bruck, The Brass Ring: A multibillionaire’s relentless quest for global influence, New Yorker, 30 June 2008
- ↑ Clinton envoy makes one last try at Middle East peace agreement, CNN, 8 January 2001
- ↑ Connie Bruck, The Brass Ring: A multibillionaire’s relentless quest for global influence, New Yorker, 30 June 2008.
- ↑ Chris Mitchell, Sharansky on 'One Jerusalem' and Annapolis, 20-November-2007
- ↑ Jim Lobe, More on the Likudist Fronts, IPS, 21-April-2008, Accessed 09-April-2009
- Jim Lobe, More on That Meeting in Prague…, Lobelog.com, 14 June 2007
