Jerusalem Mayor plans to raze Palestinian homes for tourist park...

Jerusalem's mayor yesterday unveiled details of a controversial and long-expected plan to demolish Palestinian homes and make way for an Israeli-sponsored tourist park in a neighbourhood of the city's Arab eastern sector.

Mayor Nir Barkat agreed to a last-minute request from the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to delay implementation of the plan to allow further attempts to persuade Palestinian residents to accept it.

But despite warnings that the plan could "ignite" one of the most sensitive areas of the city, Mayor Barkat showed no sign at a news conference yesterday of backing away from the plan – which he insisted would benefit tourists and local residents, and which he said the Prime Minister supported. More...

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