French Leftists Against Jerusalem Light Rail
(IsraelNN.com) A left-wing group in France has filed an appeal against companies involved in constructing a light rail in Jerusalem. The groups claim that the light rail will assist in the occupation of Arab lands.
The group filing the claim calls itself the French-Palestinian Solidarity group. They claim that Jewish neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem, such as Pisgat Ze’ev and French Hill, actually belong to Arabs. The light rail, they say, will serve to better connect these neighborhoods to the city center, and thereby strengthen Israeli control over the area. The groups concluded their appeal with the claim that the light rail is against French law, and that any French companies involved in the construction should be punished.