The founder and director of the Israel Land Fund, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Arieh King, describes the fund’s goals in his own very explicit and unequivocal words.
“The idea is to encourage non-Jews to relocate outside the borders of our country.”
For one young man, the permanent residency that eluded him in his youth is more than enough.
Mayor of Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century who paved the streets and built the city’s public sewage system
Jerusalemite who dedicated his life to public service and strengthening the city, including as mayor 1957–67; popularly known as the “Amin of Jerusalem”