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| With 40 percent of the residents under the age of 21, Pisgat Ze'ev has 58 kindergartens, 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 3 high schools. There are also 22 synagogues and 2 libraries.<ref> </ref> | With 40 percent of the residents under the age of 21, Pisgat Ze'ev has 58 kindergartens, 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 3 high schools. There are also 22 synagogues and 2 libraries.<ref> </ref> | ||
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| The Red Line of Jerusalem's new ] system will run from Pisgat Ze’ev in the northeast, south along Road 1 to ], westward to the ], southwest, crossing the ] to the ] neighborhood, and terminating at ], on the outskirts of the ] neighborhood. The project has aroused anger among Palestinians, who say the route trespasses on their land. <ref></ref> | |||
| ==Street names== | ==Street names== | ||
| The main north-south artery is ], named after the Israeli military leader and politician. Other streets named after Israeli personalities include ] in northern Pisgat Ze'ev. Many of the streets in the central section of Pisgat Ze'ev are named for ] units that took part in the 1948 and 1967 wars. Two streets, the "Street of the Four" and the "Street of the Sixteen," commemorate Israeli soldiers who fell in combat in this area during the ], the Six-Day War, and other battles for Jerusalem. A memorial listing the names of these soldiers can be found at the archeological park in Pisgat Ze'ev-Central. | The main north-south artery is ], named after the Israeli military leader and politician. Other streets named after Israeli personalities include ] in northern Pisgat Ze'ev. Many of the streets in the central section of Pisgat Ze'ev are named for ] units that took part in the 1948 and 1967 wars. Two streets, the "Street of the Four" and the "Street of the Sixteen," commemorate Israeli soldiers who fell in combat in this area during the ], the Six-Day War, and other battles for Jerusalem. A memorial listing the names of these soldiers can be found at the archeological park in Pisgat Ze'ev-Central. | ||
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Pisgat Ze'ev (Template:Lang-he, lit. Ze'ev Peak), is a disputed residential neighborhood with a population of 50,000 located in northeast Jerusalem. It was established on land annexed by Israel after the Six Day War. The United Nations, bowing to Arab pressure considers it an illegal Israeli settlement, as does the European Union. Israel considers it a Jerusalem neighborhood, and all services are provided by the Jerusalem Municipality. Construction began in 1982, and the first families moved in three years later. Pisgat Ze'ev is situated east of the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat, west of the Arab villages of Hizma and 'Anata, and south of Neve Yaakov.
History
Archeological evidence shows that the region was a major producer of wine and oil for use in the Temple in Jerusalem. Pisgat Ze'ev was established in the 1980s to create a contiguous Jewish link with Neve Yaakov, which had been isolated from other Jewish areas. Pisgat Ze'ev is named after the Revisionist Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky. It is one of Jerusalem's ring neighborhoods.
Politics and demography
Pisgat Ze'ev consists of five sections: Center (1982), West (1988), East and North (1990), and South (1998). It is linked to downtown Jerusalem by a direct freeway, Route 60 (known in Jerusalem proper as Route 1). Technically speaking, Pisgat Ze'ev lies in the northern sector of Jerusalem and its location is only referred to as "East Jerusalem" due to the fact it was established east of the Green Line. Pisgat Ze'ev is located in territory captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequently annexed, first through the Jerusalem annexation directorate of 1967, then through the Jerusalem Law of 1980.
The establishment of Pisgat Ze'ev increased the proportion of Jews living in East Jerusalem relative to the number of Arabs. In 1990, there were 150,000 Arabs and 120,000 Jews in East Jerusalem; in 1993, there were 155,000 Arabs and 160,000 Jews.
In the spring of 2004, the Israeli West Bank barrier was built to separate Pisgat Ze'ev and other Jerusalem suburbs from the West Bank. One result was an increase of Palestinians with Jerusalem residency moving into Pisgat Ze'ev, which has a largely homogeneous Jewish population.
Schools and public buildings
With 40 percent of the residents under the age of 21, Pisgat Ze'ev has 58 kindergartens, 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 3 high schools. There are also 22 synagogues and 2 libraries.
Jerusalem light rail system
The Red Line of Jerusalem's new light rail system will run from Pisgat Ze’ev in the northeast, south along Road 1 to Jaffa Road, westward to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, southwest, crossing the Chords Bridge to the Beit Hakerem neighborhood, and terminating at Mount Herzl, on the outskirts of the Bayit Vegan neighborhood. The project has aroused anger among Palestinians, who say the route trespasses on their land.
Street names
The main north-south artery is Moshe Dayan Boulevard, named after the Israeli military leader and politician. Other streets named after Israeli personalities include Simcha Holtzberg Street in northern Pisgat Ze'ev. Many of the streets in the central section of Pisgat Ze'ev are named for Israeli army units that took part in the 1948 and 1967 wars. Two streets, the "Street of the Four" and the "Street of the Sixteen," commemorate Israeli soldiers who fell in combat in this area during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the Six-Day War, and other battles for Jerusalem. A memorial listing the names of these soldiers can be found at the archeological park in Pisgat Ze'ev-Central.
See also
References
- UN General Assembly, 25 September 2009
- [http://www.eu2008.fr/PFUE/lang/en/accueil/PFUE-07_2008/PFUE-14.07.2008/PESC_Har_Homa_Pisgat_Zeev.html Settlement Monitor 1995, pp. 122-134
- Municipal services in Jerusalem
- Jerusalem
- The Choice is NowAngela Godfrey-GoldsteinThe Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, May 22, 2006
- East Jerusalem, B'Tselem
- Jerusalem barrier prompts Arabs to move across town Joshua Mitnick, The Washington Times, May 8, 2006
- Jerusalem
- Palestinians irate over new Jerusalem light rail
External links
- Official website Template:He icon
- Jerusalem Photos Portal - Pisgat Ze'ev
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