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> But Jewish residents such as Mr. Michaeli, say they are
> afraid the Arabs will become so numerous that Jews will sell their
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The Washington Times
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Arabs upset neighbors in wealthy Jewish suburb
Paul Martin
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published 6/18/2002
JERUSALEM � Well-heeled Israeli Arabs have begun buying homes in an
upscale Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem, upsetting community leaders, who
have begun urging real- estate agents to help preserve the "special character" of
the neighborhood.
"It's not that I'm racist," said Uri Michaeli, the head of the committee
controlling
the nicest part of the French Hill neighborhood. "But just as I'm against ultra-
Orthodox Jews living in the middle of a secular neighborhood, so I feel that Arabs
should not come and live in the middle of a Jewish neighborhood. That's not
healthy."
The normally quiet and refined neighborhood was built after its capture in the
1967 War on land that had been state property under the Jordanians. It became a
fashionable Jewish suburb, with attractive apartment blocks amid greenery and
spectacular views stretching as far as the Dead Sea.
In recent years, many Arab-Israeli professionals, including lawyers, doctors and
teachers at the nearby Hebrew University, have bought or rented apartments. They
say it provides a superior quality of life and better municipal services than are
available in the large Arab population centers of east Jerusalem, which lie nearby.
"We get cable television, we can get pizzas delivered to the house, we can bank
around the corner and the municipality collects the garbage very regularly � and
most of that does not happen where I used to live," one Arab-Israeli resident said.
And because it's so close to the main Arab communities, the parents can easily
drive their children to nearby Arabic- language schools.
But Jewish residents such as Mr. Michaeli, say they are afraid the Arabs will
become so numerous that Jews will sell their homes and leave, much as white
Americans abandoned their inner-city neighborhoods to blacks a generation ago.
Mr. Michaeli said it is mainly for security reasons that he wants to keep the
neighborhood as Jewish as possible.
"We don't know who these [new residents] are and who's behind them. Perhaps
the Palestinian Authority is giving them money so they can move in and force the
Jews out," he said.
The suspicion reflects the breakdown in trust between moderate Jews and Israeli
Arabs.
Until the current uprising began 20 months ago, many Jewish Israelis enjoyed
bargain hunting and dining in Israeli-Arab towns and villages. All that has changed.
Jews were shocked when, at the start of the uprising, a small minority of Arab-
Israeli youths took to the streets, throwing stones and burning cars. Israeli security
forces fatally shot a total of 13 Arab Israelis in several clashes.
Israelis also suspect that suicide bombers are sometimes guided or driven to
their targets by Israeli Arabs.
Mr. Michaeli, who lost a brother in a previous Arab-Israeli war, has acted to keep
Arabs out of French Hill by writing to real-estate agents to "do your utmost to
preserve the uniqueness and special character of the neighborhood."
He said he was driven to send out the letter after an Arab-Israeli family moved
into a home on the street where he lives.
The agents, according to Mr. Michaeli, have responded that they will "show
sensitivity" when they rent or sell property.
Copyright � 2002 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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