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When Jordan held Atarot, it built a 15-destination hub for an elite clientele. Israel wasn't able to keep it going; then came the 2nd intifada. Now, there's a very different vision
Follow Apr. 20, 2021 During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Bank Leumi decided to lift the spirits of the people and handed out hundreds of thousands of blue stickers promising, “We will win.” Somebody stuck one on the desk in the control tower at Atarot Airport. The present state of the airport in northern Jerusalem, 20 years after it was closed down at the height of the Second Intifada, tells us nothing about its magnificent past. The room we stand in is a ruin. Pieces of long-obsolete computers are strewn on the floor; lengths of cable, sheets of metal and chunks of insulation hang dow...
Get email notification for articles from Nir Hasson Follow Apr. 20, 2021 1:31 PM During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Bank Leumi decided to lift the spirits of the people and handed out hundreds of thousands of blue stickers promising, “We will win.” Somebody stuck one on the desk in the control tower at Atarot Airport. The present state of the airport in northern Jerusalem, 20 years after it was closed down at the height of the Second Intifada, tells us nothing about its magnificent past. The room we stand in is a ruin. Pieces of long-obsolete computers are strewn on the floor; length...
Noam Chomsky: Solidarity movements key to changing US Middle East policy From nuclear disarmament to Palestinian rights, Noam Chomsky discusses the need to disrupt authoritarian alliances and an entrenching 'Greater Israel.' Noam Chomsky at the University of Toronto, April 7, 2011. (Andrew Rusk/Flickr) Professor Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned linguist and one of the most important political thinkers of last half century, may have celebrated his 92nd birthday late last year, but his intellect and instincts are as sharp as ever. Among many areas of his impact on the global left, he has remain...