Thursday, March 11, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Ramat Shlomo residents don't understand what all the fuss is about - 'The haredi enclave of Ramat Shlomo in northeast Jerusalem was buzzing with commotion on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an Interior Ministry decision to approve 1,600 new homes in the neighborhood drew international condemnation and became fodder for national and international news outlets alike. The quiet neighborhood’s daily routine was suddenly shattered by the appearance of the press horde – reporters and camera crews – who had come to get a first-hand look at the piece of land where the now-infamous construction plans are set to take place...'
