An Israeli Cabinet minister called for Israel to give up some Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem. “In the future, as part of efforts to improve the demographic balance, the border should be delineated so that Issawiya, Kafr Akab, Zur Baher, Umm-Tuba, Shuafat refugee camp and Anata will all be east or north of the fence, not under Israeli rule,” Ehud Olmert told the Web site of the Ma’ariv newspaper on Monday.
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