Netanyahu takes a shot at UK prime minister

In response to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mayor Barkat’s criticism of UK Prime Minister Cameron, Shlomi Eldar writes: “An updated report published this month by the Ir Amim organization determined that the poverty rate among Arab families in Jerusalem is 3.5 times that of the Jewish population. The report also exposes the gaps in public investment between Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem. For instance, the budget for transportation and engineering services in 2013 stood at 654 million shekels ($167 million) allocated for western neighborhoods, compared to 62 million shekels ($15.85 million) for the city’s eastern neighborhoods.  This report, which was based on open and official databases, exposes enormous inequalities in infrastructure, education, employment, health and more between western and eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods.”

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