Following up on a recent blog entry about Ray Hanania, the Daily Herald columnist responds:
My father’s family owned a home on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem. My mother’s family owns 10 acres of land between Gilo and Sharafat which are BOTH located south of Jerusalem.
Although no one on this site wants to deal with accuracy, I feel you should.
Thanks
Ray Hanania
We appreciate Hanania clarifying our confusion about his family property. Left unaddressed was the issue of “Jewish Arabs” and Hanania’s characterization that Israel merely “urged” them to leave Arab lands. A closer look at the historical record indicates that Jews from Arab lands who emigrated to Israel in the state’s early years were fleeing persecution or were actively chased out.
We’re also wondering about Hanania’s stated references to land ownership in northern and eastern Jerusalem.
We respectfully look forward to Hanania’s response.
