Jerusalem should be divided, former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek said. The longtime mayor of the city said the 200,000 Palestinian Arabs living in eastern Jerusalem should not be under Israel’s jurisdiction and should be given some control over holy sites in the city, including the disputed Temple Mount.
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