Editorial
Israel is celebrating these days what it calls the "unification of Jerusalem" and what the Palestinians call the occupation and unilateral annexation of Arab Jerusalem by Israel. Call it what you will; the facts on the ground show that, despite 40 years of Israeli occupation, the city is still divided. Palestinians and Israelis exist as two separate societies in the city. The gap is widening - socially, economically and in all other aspects of life. No one from one side of the city feels secure and relaxed on the other side.
The Palestinians are subjected to discrimination by different Israeli authorities. The policy of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior is to limit by all possible means the Palestinian population's right to obtain Jerusalem residency permits. The objective is to prevent the growth of the Arab population and to force them to leave the city. The Palestinians call this policy ethnic cleansing. The Municipality is using all possible methods to cease granting buildi
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