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The Metropolitan Jerusalem Master Plan
The Metropolitan Jerusalem Master Plan
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Israel is a Jewish State, which protects the
democratic rights of the minorities living
within its boundaries. Decision making with an
understanding of demographics and sovereignty
will be required to ensure a Jewish majority in
the State of Israel and in Jerusalem, its capital.
The plan is based on analysis of the current
state of affairs in Jerusalem – the formation
of a bi-national metropolis, spread out over
the city and its surrounding environs and
defining the economic region. Today, within
the municipal region of Jerusalem there is
a mixed population of Jews and non-Jewish
minorities at the ratio of 65:35. This is a very
low ratio for the capital city of the Jewish
people and the State of Israel as a Jewish
state. In past Israeli government policy
documents, theoretical ratios of 75:25 or
80:20 were stipulated.
The proposed plan wishes to bring about
a situation wherein at least the current
minimal ratio of Jewish to minority
population – 65:35 – is preserved, with
the majority of the population added to
metropolitan Jerusalem over the coming
decades coming from the metropolitan
ring, neighborhoods, and areas outside the
municipal city limits of Jerusalem.
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The Jerusalem 5800 Plan deals with long-term planning for
Metropolitan Jerusalem according to these fundamental principles:
The State of Israel is the heart of
the Jewish people, and Jerusalem
is the heart of the State of Israel,
the Jewish people in Israel, and the
Jewish people in the diaspora.
Growth of the Jewish population
in Israel over the coming
decades will be supported by the
country attracting Jews in the
diaspora to immigrate to Israel
as a choice and not out of a
desperate need.
The proposed plan was formed based
on an analysis and understanding of
fundamental progression, with the goal
of constructing a process that will shape
the future and increase the chances for
prosperity of the State of Israel and the
Jewish people.
The vision