In a photo slideshow, CNN initially claimed that Jerusalem’s Old City was on the “verge of extinction.” When we pointed out that the city is actually protected and well-maintained by Israel and visited by millions from around the world, they changed the headline, removing the word “extinction” in favor of “endangered.” (See our previous article with the original headline.)
But that is not good enough. The Old City is not on the “verge of extinction” or “endangered.” Starting a list of endangered sites of the world with Jerusalem is false and misleading. Under Arab rule before 1967, synagogues were destroyed, the Western Wall was turned into a garbage dump, and Jews were thrown out of their homes. In contrast, under Israeli control, sites holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are fully protected. The claim that this is the “last chance” for people to see the brilliant religious and historical sites is nonsense.
Please sign our letter to CNN demanding that they report accurately about the holy city.
