For a joint Jewish-Arab intifada in the Holy City
For a joint Jewish-Arab intifada in the Holy City The conflict aside, Israel’s eternal unified capital is a dysfunctional mess. By Anshel Pfeffer | Nov. 7, 2014 | 3:00 AM Just before our plane took off Wednesday afternoon on my journey back to Jerusalem, the news came of another hit-and-run attack in the city, this one killing a police officer and wounding 13 other people. Upon our landing, the first report arrived of a similar attack on the Hebron-Jerusalem road (though the military since have changed their assessment and now believe it was an accident). I was mildly surprised when the driver of the Nesher taxi-bus decided to take the 443 road through the West Bank instead of Highway 1. But the incessant night-time roadworks were a greater deterrence. We reached the capital speedily but then began the arduous criss-crossing of Jerusalem to deposit 12 passengers at eight different destinations throughout the city. The first off was a Palestinian resident fro...