The master plan for building in Jerusalem? Preserve a Jewish majority
Get email notification for articles from Nir Hasson Follow Apr. 15, 2021 11:29 AM Arnon Gafni is an unknown figure in the history of Jerusalem. No street or square is named after him, not even a viaduct. But Gafni has influenced the lives of many a Jerusalemite, and not necessarily because he was the governor of the Bank of Israel in the late ‘70s. To a great extent, Gafni was responsible for laying down a principle that helped shape the capital. In 1972, as chief of the Finance Ministry’s Budgets Department, Gafni headed an interministerial committee on Jerusalem’s desired growth rate...
Source: haaretz.com