Cahn, 43, reflected the sentiment of many settlers who fear that international attention focusing on the plight of West Bank Palestinians, who have lived under Israeli military rule for 52 years, will result in Jews being pushed from their homes. A Palestinian youth checks a rooftop water tank as the sun sets on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. The store is a rare point of interface between West Bank Palestinians and Israelis, who live largely separate existences. Like Cahn, he didn’t expect Trump’s plan to noticeably affect his life, though he found little to applaud in it. Advertisement“From the time I was a boy I’ve been hearing, ‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem is for Palestinians,’” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 04, 2020 18:33 UTC