Word: holyland
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...approval process of major construction projects that occurred first while Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 until 2003, and afterward when he was Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor. He became Prime Minister in 2006. Chief among the controversial projects was the 1999 development of the luxury Holyland residential towers on a prominent Jerusalem hilltop, which had originally been zoned for a hotel. Prosecutors are now alleging that Messer and Jerusalem's city architect at the time facilitated the approval of the much larger - and, some critics would say, much uglier - towers after receiving bribes from the developers...
...rebuilding, none of the groups are believed to be stockpiling limestone and marble just yet. For years, however, a miniature Temple model has lured tourists to Jerusalem's Holyland Hotel, and the institute is preparing blueprints for a more authentic replica that will cost $1 million. All money for the various projects will come from Jews; Christian well-wishers are not allowed to contribute...
...mayor of Bethlehem said in his pre-Christmas truce proposal, "Jews and Arabs are destined to live in this country together forever. Let's follow the wisdom of Solomon the Great. Israel is to have its part and the Palestinians to have their part of the Holyland...
...unrelated incident, the Knesset was also shaken by the assassination of its only Bedouin member, Sheik Hamad Abu Rabiya, 51, a courtly, popular legislator who was gunned down in his car outside Jerusalem's Holyland Hotel. He was the first member of the Knesset to be murdered in its 32-year history. Police subsequently arrested five suspects, including two men who were members of the Druze religious sect, which has often been at odds with the Bedouins...
...quick to explain that they have enlisted the assistance of several churches to ensure interdenominational felicity. They are also taking out options to buy the land surrounding the park to prevent the appearance of anything so desecrating as "cheap souvenir joints." The expensive souvenir joints will apparently be inside Holyland, presumably in the tem ple with the money-changers...