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November 6, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20091105_Berlin___Jerusalem__Phony_divided_cities.html

Jerusalem: A Divided City?

[Philadelphia Daily News] John R. Cohn - King David is said to have made Jerusalem his capital 3,000 years ago. The New Testament describes Jesus in Jerusalem and the existence of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago. Divided for just 19 years by Jordanian occupation, which ended in 1967, the place known as "East Jerusalem" has no more enduring historical validity than "East Berlin." Continued use of the term "East Jerusalem" suggests the natural condition of that ancient city is to be cut in two, with an ugly barrier running through its heart. The writer is a professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.

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