(Jerusalem Post) Abe Selig - While Arab residents of the King's Garden/El-Bustan neighborhood in Jerusalem have declared they adamantly oppose Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's plan to redevelop their neighborhood, sources inside city hall and among the residents themselves have hinted that behind closed doors, the two sides are closer to an agreement than has been reported thus far. When details of the plan were first revealed two weeks ago, a senior city hall official said the municipality and local residents were "very close" to an agreement.
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