Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Har Homa is not in East Jerusalem, nor is it in southeastern
East Jerusalem. Har Homa is in southern Jerusalem, period. In fact, Har Homa is
located at the southernmost edge of Jerusalem. Observe this OCHA map of so-called
East Jerusalem, OCHA not being known for its friendliness to Israel:
See that little square outlined in black, above? It is clearly
labeled “East Jerusalem.” Technically, there’s no such thing. Jerusalem is a one,
unified city.
#Australia is a great friend of #Israel and we greatly appreciate our friendship and warm relations. But there is no such thing as “West Jerusalem” and “East Jerusalem”. There is only Jerusalem, the eternal and undivided capital of the state of Israel.
— Tzachi Hanegbi • צחי הנגבי (@Tzachi_Hanegbi) December 15, 2018
But let’s leave that for now. Scroll way down the OCHA map in a southerly
direction and eventually, you will hit Har Homa, circled below, in red. It is indisputably, decidedly in
south Jerusalem, as distinct from east Jerusalem (and East Jerusalem, which
does not exist).’
The Virtual Jewish Library doesn’t seem to have any problem
with its compass, moral or otherwise. Its entry on Har Homa is
straightforward: “Contrary to Palestinian claims, Har Homa is not in ‘traditional
Arab East Jerusalem.’ It is neither ‘Arab’ (most of the land was expropriated
from Jews); nor ‘East’ (it is in southern Jerusalem).”
Why then, did Tablet use this Getty photo with its erroneous
caption on August 24, 2023? Poor fact-checking? A lack of caring over what
might have been seen by the Tablet editor in question as an insignificant
detail? Or is Tablet just down with revising geography to suit a “Palestinian” narrative
not grounded in reality?
The Guardian is known to lie to make Israel look bad, so we
expect them to lie about the actual location of Har Homa. They do it to make it
look as if the Jews stole Har Homa from the Arabs, as in this 2014 piece on “settlement
expansion.”
Haaretz is also known to invent facts about Israel not in
evidence, and a recent (July 2023) piece by Judy Maltz does not
disappoint:
Another outlet seemingly determined to distort hard geographic
truths for the delectation and delight of their readership, is the Times of
Israel. TOI was slightly more in tune with reality than some other outlets, when
it referred to Har Homa as “southern
East Jerusalem” in a recent report on a nearby stabbing attack. Ah well, if
only the word “East” hadn’t been next to “southern.” Also, weirdly, “East” is capitalized while “southern” is not. TOI seems to think
that “southern” is a direction” while “East Jerusalem” is a distinct city—one apparently
not belonging to Jews.
But of course, no matter how you slice it, the label of “southern
East Jerusalem” is erroneous. Its use by TOI suggests to this writer, at least,
that the media outlet is carrying water for the wrong side.
The Jerusalem Post
carried a similar piece that same day, September 18, 2023, with the caption on the
feature photo referring to the “har Homa neighborhood of East Jerusalem.” Here “east”
is capitalized where it shouldn’t be, while the “Har” of “Har Homa” is not, when
it should be (much as the “New” of “New York” is always capitalized).
Writer Seth Frantzman, meanwhile, tells his readers that the “Mazmuriyeh crossing” is “near east Jerusalem.”
It is not. Capitalized or otherwise. But good for him for not capitalizing that E. Maybe this will give him/the JPost some brownie points for Yom Kippur?
Did any outlet get the location right in reporting that recent attack? The Jewish Press did. Kudos to them for bucking the trend by correctly stating that Har Homa is in “southern Jerusalem.”
Like Nikki Haley at the UN, all the Jewish Press did was “tell the truth” about Israel--but we sure could do with a lot more of that.)
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