re mosque in jewish quarter was re israeli destruction of in article dfs dax dfs doe carleton ca david f skoll writes when i was in jerusalem a couple of years ago our guide told us the story of that mosque not sure if it was true apparently it was built by a jewish convert to islam he had had a dispute with his neighbours and built the mosque davka to annoy them it s a cute story but not sure if it s true if he gives you the same story explaining the presence of several synagogues in the moslem quarter then the story becomes suspect in reality the old city was not as neighborhooded in the past as it became after in pre israel jerusalem there were many jews in what is now called the moslem quarter there are postal and telephone directories from that time to prove it it s really rather interesting to hear arabs there claim that a house or store has been in the family for centuries even when there are clear photos and documents that show a jewish owned business at the same location just a few decades ago jake livni jake bony bony com ten years from now george bush will american occupied new york have replaced jimmy carter as the my opinions only employer has no opinions standard of a failed president
