[New York Times] Isabel Kershner - On Oct. 28, Israel's president, prime minister, senior politicians, mayors and business leaders plan to gather on the colossal brown garbage dump known as Hiriya, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, and name it the Ariel Sharon Park. Ensuring that Hiriya and the flat flood lands around it would be reclaimed as open green space for the residents of southern Tel Aviv, rather than falling into the hands of eager real estate developers, was one of the last and lesser known battles fought by Mr. Sharon. The Hiriya dump, closed nine years ago, will serve as the centerpiece for a vast 2,000-acre urban wilderness. The monumental dirt mountain will be transformed into a beauty spot designed by German landscape architect Prof. Peter Latz.
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