Light rail through East Jerusalem

Photos by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography—teeksaphoto.org

Suppose, without consulting you, without your permission, with no valid legal basis, through your city another city authority decides to remove two of the four lanes of your major highway—to build a light rail system. They say, “No problem, your people can use it too.” However past behavior suggests this is an empty promise. The train may run but you will not be riding it: ultimately. Such is the case in East Jerusalem, nominally Palestinian with illegal Israeli settlements pock marking the city. The system will connect Jewish West Jerusalem with settlements in East Jerusalem.