זוהי תגובה חזקה למאמר שהודפס בעיתון "הארץ" מאת ניר חסון. ו
לירושלים תהיה מערכת חדשה לתחבורה. כרגיל, הציבור מתלונן על כמה דברים בשני הצדדים. לא תמיד טועים בהחלט אבל גם לא צודקים ללא ספק. אחת מהמחלוקות היא הסקר שהחברה שבונה את הרכבת ותפעיל אותה מעבירה לכמות נוסעים עתידיים. שתי השאלות האחרונות בסקר בוחנות הרגשות של תושבי ירושלים על יחסים עם הערבים באזור שיוכלו לנסוע ברכבת גם. לפי דעתי, השאלות האלה הן מיותרות ואין צורך או סיבה עליהן. עפרה בן-ארצי, שהייתה אחת מהנשאלים, הגיבה לסוקרים בצורה כועסת ולא רציונלית. היא אמרה שהסקר הוא גזעני ולא היה שואלים שאלות כאלה בלונדון או בניו יורק. היא המשיכה: "אני לא מתכוונת להשתמש ברכבת כי היא עוברת בשטחים." ו
קודם כל, ישראל נמצאת במצב אחר לגמרי מאנגליה ומארה"ב - במיוחד ירושלים. העובדה הזאת היא נוכחית בחיים היום-יום בארץ ואפשר לפרט את זה לדוגמאות רבות של המציאות שאנחנו חיים בה. שנית, גברת בן-ארצי בחרה לקרוא למזרח ירושלים "השטחים," הטענה שלה מוגזמת ומציגה נקודת מבט המעוניינת בהחרפת הבעיה במקום לעזור כדי לתקן את זה. ואני שואל אותה: אם מסלול הרכבת לא היה עובר בשכונות פלסטיניות מה היית אומרת על זה? במטרה להגן על הרכבת ומסלוליה, אני חושב שהיא הייתה כועסת ביותר וזועקת שהעירייה גזענית, אילו הוחלט שהרכבת לא תשרת את הפלסטינים. מכיוון שהדור החדש של תחבורה ציבורית בעיר יהיה זמין לכולם בלי מחשבות על דת, צבע עור ואזרחות לטובת שוויון, תבוטל לחלוטין הטענה שישראל שוב מתעלמת מהאוכלוסייה הפלסטינית. ו
כדי לתמוך בנקודה הקודמת, אוסיף:ישראל נמצאת במצב בטחוני שונה מכל המדינות האחרות. בגלל מצב הביטחון ואיומים קבועים, הממשלה ומנגנוני הביטחון מוכרחים לפעול ולשמור על אזרחי ישראל נגד הסכנות הנוכחיות האלה. מפני שהנסיעה הראשונה של הרכבת הקלה תהיה בעוד פחות משנה ואולי תפעל החורף ועדיין אין תהליך או מערכת מאורגנת ומסוימת לאבטח אותה מפיגועים יש בעיה גדולה ומדאיגה. עם נוסעים ערביים או בלי, יש צורך חזק להתייחס במערכת הזאת אל הדאגה הביטחונית ולרעת עתיד הרכבת שלא חשבו על המצב הביטחוני אלא רק על אבן ירושלמית. ו
The following is a strong response to an article printed in Ha'Aretz newspaper and written by Nir Hason.
In the near future, Jerusalem will introduce a new public transportation system.
Like usual, the public is already up in arms and complaining about several items across both sides of the issues.
It is important for the sake of impartiality to recognize that people are not always totally incorrect when arguing passionately about such issues of policy, yet they are also not quite accurate without any doubts. One of the many arguments is centered around a survey of a sampling of future riders, which was distributed by the company that built the train and will operate it. The two last questions on the survey examine the feelings of Jerusalem residents regarding relations with Arabs in the area that will also be able to ride the train. In my opinion, these questions are superfluous and without reason. Ofra Ben-Artzi, who was one of the recipients of the survey, responded to the surveyors in an angry and irrational manner. She said that the survey was racist and that these questions would not be asked in London or New York. She continued: "I do not intend to use the train in any case since it passes through the 'territories.'"
First of all, Israel is found in a situation completely different from England and the United States - especially with regard to Jerusalem. This fact is present in daily life in Israel and it is possible to detail numerous examples of the reality in which we live.
Secondly, Ms. Ben-Artzi chose to call East Jerusalem the 'territories,' which exaggerates her claim and presents a viewpoint that perpetuates the problem instead of helping to fix it.
I ask Ms. Ben-Artzi: If the train's path did not pass Palestinian neighborhoods, what would you say then? In defense of the train and its path, I think that she would be even angrier and would cry out that the municipality is racist if it was decided that the train would not serve the Palestinian sector. Because the new generation of public transportation in the city will be available for everyone without regard to religion, skin color and nationality is for the betterment of equality and completely rebuts the claim that Israel is again ignoring the Palestinian population.
In order to support the above point, I will add: Israel is found in a security situation different from all other nations. Because of this security situation and constant threats, the government and security apparatus needs to act and protect her citizens against these present dangers. Since the light rail train will be inaugurated in less than one year and perhaps even this winter and there still is no defined process or organized system to protect it from terror attacks is a considerable and worrisome problem. With Arab passengers or not, there is a strong need to connect this system to the security concern, as it will be to the detriment of the future of the train that the security situation was not thought through prior to its launch and that there was more focus on maintaining its character with Jerusalem stone.
In the near future, Jerusalem will introduce a new public transportation system.
Like usual, the public is already up in arms and complaining about several items across both sides of the issues.
It is important for the sake of impartiality to recognize that people are not always totally incorrect when arguing passionately about such issues of policy, yet they are also not quite accurate without any doubts. One of the many arguments is centered around a survey of a sampling of future riders, which was distributed by the company that built the train and will operate it. The two last questions on the survey examine the feelings of Jerusalem residents regarding relations with Arabs in the area that will also be able to ride the train. In my opinion, these questions are superfluous and without reason. Ofra Ben-Artzi, who was one of the recipients of the survey, responded to the surveyors in an angry and irrational manner. She said that the survey was racist and that these questions would not be asked in London or New York. She continued: "I do not intend to use the train in any case since it passes through the 'territories.'"
First of all, Israel is found in a situation completely different from England and the United States - especially with regard to Jerusalem. This fact is present in daily life in Israel and it is possible to detail numerous examples of the reality in which we live.
Secondly, Ms. Ben-Artzi chose to call East Jerusalem the 'territories,' which exaggerates her claim and presents a viewpoint that perpetuates the problem instead of helping to fix it.
I ask Ms. Ben-Artzi: If the train's path did not pass Palestinian neighborhoods, what would you say then? In defense of the train and its path, I think that she would be even angrier and would cry out that the municipality is racist if it was decided that the train would not serve the Palestinian sector. Because the new generation of public transportation in the city will be available for everyone without regard to religion, skin color and nationality is for the betterment of equality and completely rebuts the claim that Israel is again ignoring the Palestinian population.
In order to support the above point, I will add: Israel is found in a security situation different from all other nations. Because of this security situation and constant threats, the government and security apparatus needs to act and protect her citizens against these present dangers. Since the light rail train will be inaugurated in less than one year and perhaps even this winter and there still is no defined process or organized system to protect it from terror attacks is a considerable and worrisome problem. With Arab passengers or not, there is a strong need to connect this system to the security concern, as it will be to the detriment of the future of the train that the security situation was not thought through prior to its launch and that there was more focus on maintaining its character with Jerusalem stone.
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