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Jerusalem Mayor Anticipates Accelerated Development
by Betzalel Kahn

Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky sent a letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon thanking him for his decision at last week's cabinet meeting to include the City of Jerusalem among the main priorities for next year's budget.

"Jerusalem is not only the capital of the State of Israel," writes Lupoliansky, "but also the largest city in Israel. The mosaic of its population is the most varied and complex in Israel and perhaps in the entire world.

"Maintaining Jerusalem's status as the capital of the State of Israel and its economic development can be accomplished only through a combination of forces and backing from the Government of Israel. One of the finest collections of people in the country resides in Jerusalem. With the government's help we can lower the price of housing, encourage entrepreneurs and a younger population to move to the city and transform Jerusalem into a strongly built city."

Mayor Lupoliansky's letter continued, "The city's prosperity also requires the Jerusalem Security Barrier be completed right away . . . The heinous terrorists also understand that when the heart bleeds the entire body withers and they have directed the majority of their attacks at the innocent residents of the City of Jerusalem whose only crime was their choice of making the city their home. In our recent meetings you indeed listened attentively to Jerusalem's distress and I am confident the implementation of your decision will contribute greatly to the city and its residents."

 

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