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October 15, 1999 - Image 30

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1999-10-15

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would Jerusalem be depicted? The figure
is how much Israel contributed to the
cost of the reported $8 million exhibit.
Riled by reports that Israel had
Orlando, Fla.
agreed to participate in the project
isitors to the gold-hued
only if the exhibit emphasized
stone building that houses
Jerusalem as its capital, some Arab and
the Israel exhibit at Walt
Muslim groups, including the
Disney World's Millennium
Palestinian Authority,
Village are warned
threatened a boycott
that "Journey to
against Disney.
Jerusalem" — the
Israeli officials admit
eight-minute video
the
exhibit changed in
that is its center-
the wake of the Arab
piece — "is a mild-
protest, but by all
ly turbulent simula-
accounts the changes
tor ride."
were
minor.
The opening of
More
than 50
the exhibit itself has
countries
will be rep-
been something of a
resented
in
some
roller coaster for
form
in
the
Disney representa-
Millennium Village,
tives, who in the last
which is open to the
few weeks faced the
public for the next 15
specter of an Arab
months. One million
boycott if the exhib-
,?),
people per month are
it, developed in con-
expected
to visit the
junction with Israel,
pavilion.
portrayed Jerusalem
Eight of the fea-
t‘'
as Israel's capital.
tured
countries have
In fact, while the
a
more
substantial,
exhibit makes no
walk-through
experi-
explicit mention of
ence
rather
than
a
Jerusalem as Israel's
smaller
display.
capital, there is no
Those countries are,
doubt that the
in addition to Israel,
exhibit inextricably Israeli cast members at the Israel
Saudi Arabia,
links Jerusalem
exhibit at Disney World's
Sweden, Scotland,
with Israel and that Millennium Village.
Eritrea, Easter Island,
Israel intended that
Chile and Brazil.
message to come
What
visitors
to
Israel's exhibit see is
across loud and clear.
an
arched
structure
made of gold-col-
Some of the first visitors to preview
ored
stone,
situated
next to an interna-
the exhibit, which opened to the pub-
tional food court and a gift shop.
lic Oct. 1, said they were hard-pressed
What they hear in the video presen-
to find the source of controversy in
tations that make up the centerpiece of
the finished product.
the exhibit is that Jerusalem is "the
In remarks delivered Sept. 29 at a
capital of the millennium" and the
special opening reception attended by
"heart of the Israeli people." They also
officials from Disney and the state of
hear a disclaimer that says the exhibit
Florida, the director-general of Israel's
is sponsored by Israel's Foreign
Foreign Ministry, Eitan Ben-Tsur,
Ministry and is based on their per-
repeated three times, "Jerusalem, the
spective." On the way to the simulated
capital of Israel" — to the rousing
"Journey to Jerusalem," young Israeli
applause of hundreds of Jewish com-
guides — posing as Disney "cast mem-
munity representatives who had gath-
bers" — point out landmarks of the
ered at EPCOT.
three monotheistic religions on a wall-
The special preview answered the
sized
photograph of the Old City.7
$1.8-million question — how exactly

JULIA GOLDMAN
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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