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Tel Aviv (JTA) — Despite a re-
cent barrage of criticism, orga-
nizers of the upcoming Jerusalem
3000 festivities plan to proceed
full steam ahead with the cele-
bration marking three millennia
since King David made
Jerusalem his capital.
That politics would creep into
a celebration of Jerusalem
seemed somehow inevitable, even
though ardent attempts were
made to keep politics out.
A delegation from the 15-mem-
ber European Union informed of-
ficials of the Israeli Foreign
Ministry that the E.U. member
states had decided to boycott the
festivities.
Among their reasons: The cel-
ebrations fail to represent ade-
quately the multiethnic makeup
of Jerusalem, particularly its
Christian and Muslim commu-
nities.
The celebration has also been
the subject of criticism by two fer-
vently Orthodox members of the
Jerusalem city council.
Their dissatisfaction: Some of
the events planned for the cele-
bration, they say, offend Jewish
sensibilities and border on the
sacrilegious.
The festivities — scheduled to
start on Sept. 4 and last through
January 1997 — will include cul-
tural, scientific and religious
events and will involve the par-
ticipation of many international
bodies.
of
municipality
The
Jerusalem and several govern-
ment agencies — including the
Foreign Ministry, the Education
Ministry, the Tourism Ministry
and the Prime Minister's Office
— are involved with the project,
which is expected to draw thou-
sands of visitors from around the
world.
The E.U. delegation . threw
something of a pall over the plans
by announcing their boycott of
the festivities.
In a statement presented by
the Spanish, French and Italian
ambassadors to Israel, the E.U.
nations said their support of the
events could be interpreted as
taking a position on the question
of the permanent status of
Jerusalem — a subject not sched-
uled to be discussed by Israeli
and Palestinian negotiators un-
til next year.,
In addition, the European
Union has decided to withdraw
all its support of regular annual
events in the city — such as the
prestigious Israel Festival and
the Jerusalem Film Festival.
It has also withdrawn its back-
ing of special conferences, such
as the annual conference of the
World Health Organization,
which is scheduled to convene in
Jerusalem next year.
The E.U. nations said they
were upset that these annual and
special events have been incor-
porated into the Jerusalem 3000
festivities.
The delegation also voiced its
dissatisfaction with the celebra-
tion's emphasis on Jerusalem as
the capital of Israel — a view-
point, they said, that slights the
city's Christian and Muslim com-
munities.
deputy
Yigal Palmor,
spokesman for the Foreign Min-
istry, said the event's planners
would not be deterred by the E.U.
criticisms.
"We intend to go with the pro-
gram as planned," he said in an
interview. "We see no reason to
change anything because the cel-
ebrations are a framework ded-
icated to cultural, scientific and
tourist-oriented activities.
"It has nothing to do with pol-
itics, and should not be politi-
cized."
The celebrations
drew criticism
from two Orthodox
members of the
city council.
Tourism Minister Uzi Baram
had a similar reaction. He said
the fact that most Israelis view
Jerusalem as a united city under
Israeli rule should not harm the
special link that other faiths have
to the city.
Jerusalem Mayor Ehud
Olmert criticized the E.U.'s deci-
sion, calling it hypocritical.
"These are historical and cul-
tural celebrations. Only the Eu-
ropean Union wants to bring
politics into it," he said.
Mr. Olmert, who criticized the
European officials for lacking the
the courage or the decency to rec-
ognize the Jewish people's his-
torical links to the city, also
pointed out that the E.U. finan-
cial contribution to the celebra-
tions was insignificant.
Yossi Tal-Gan, director gener-
al of the Jerusalem 3000 - cele-
brations, said despite the E.U.'s
decision, many cities around the
world will be participating in and
supporting a host of events. On
the home front, meanwhile, the
celebrations drew strong 'criticism
from two fervently Orthodox
members of the Jerusalem city
council, Chaim Miller and Meir
Porush.
Their ire was triggered in part
c
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