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CaPI 548-9242 The Ends of the World Meet I at Jaffa Gate Sitting Stone By BARRY CHAMISH World Zionist Press Service There is a historical site in Jerusalem which up until now has not been recog- nized, even though it has a tradition that is ancient and important. Ireland may have its Blarney Stone, worn smooth by years of kissing for the reward of a witty mouth. Mecca may have its black rock, worn smooth by kissing for the reward of piety. But Jerusalem has the Jaffa Gate Sitting Stone with a hole 10 inches in diameter worn smooth by centuries of derrieres for the reward of comfort. The stone is located under an arch eight feet in length, three in width and 20 in height, beside the entrance to the Jaffa Gate. The stone in which.the hole is located is the cloSest to the gate and is located some eight inches from the wall of the arch. The hole fits all derrieres and people five-feet-eight or taller can sit in the hole, lie back and relax in total com- fort. The hole is as smooth as polished marble. There is not a disturbing bump in it. If this seems absurd to you, allow me to suggest looking at a book called "Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Bethany" by J.L. Porter. The book contains an engraving more than 200 years old of Jaffa Gate. A man is sitting under the arch. He is sitting in the exact position that people sit today, in the Jaffa Gate Sitting Stone. To verify my suspicions I spent two hours under the arch watching people sit by Jaffa Gate. Study the following statistics: A total of 112 people stop- ped and sat under the arch at Jaffa Gate. Thirty-eight sat in the hole. Bearing in mind that many were in groups, this is an ex- traordinarily high per- centage. 69 wore jeans, three had guitars, one played his, 23 wore sneakers, 62 wore I sandals, three were bare- footed, four women wore halter-tops, 41 tee shirts, and 28 dresses. Only one Arab woman sat on the stone. Forty-one carried packages, of these 38 were leaving Jaffa Gate, not entering it. A brief history of Jaffa Gate will explain why it has traditionally been the gate to meet people. Even today, especially today, if someone arranges to meet someone else, it is often as not at Jaffa Gate. Jaffa Gate is the closest gate to downtown, situated at the beginning of the famous Jaffa Road. Other than Dung Gate, it is the closest and most accessible to the Western Wall. It is through Jaffa Gate that pilgrims from Hebron and Jaffa entered the Old City. In fact, Jaffa Gate was known for a time as Heb- ron Gate. The gate was built in 1538-39 by Suleiman the Magnificent. It was not his favorite gate. The honor of the most beautiful gate goes to Damascus Gate known by Jews as the Shechem Gate. It was built over a large ruined Roman gate and has been the principal commer- cial gate of Jerusalem for at least 2,000 years. Yet it is Jaffa Gate that is presented to conquering armies or dignitaries corn- ing in peace. Jaffa Gate is the only non-enclosed gate. That is because in 1898 when Kaiser Wilhelm II vis- ited Jerusalem, a rampart of the gate was knocked down, a road was built through the rampart to facilitate his large coach and a bridge was pkiced over the moat built spe- cially for the occasion. In 1917, when General Allenby defeated the Turks in Palestine, he again marched his British army through Jaffa Gate. Jaffa Gate is covered with bullet holes, left over from 1948 when Israeli troops re- moved snipers. The people who waited by the gate fall into various categories. Thirty-two dur- ing those two hours were European and under 25 years old. Eight were Euro- pean and older. Thirty were UNITED NATIONS — young Americans, probably The UN's Palestine com- mostly Jewish. Fourteen mittee recently voted in a were older Americans. The closed-door session to re- remainder were Israelis and lease the controversial Arabs including street documentary movie, hawkers who sat to rest "Palestinians Do Have briefly. There were four ver- Rights." ified Canadian sitters. (The The film was made in Canadians are the easiest to 1978 but not released be- identify since they are the cause of protests over its only country who put their pro-Palestinian theme. UN national flag on their spokesmen say the film will backpacks, tee shirts and not have the standard UN jeans' pockets.) logo, but admit the UN is Fifty-four had cameras, financing the film. Palestine Film