{"id":5160,"date":"2026-08-27T04:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2026-08-27T04:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:43:40","slug":"israel-renaming-jerusalem-landmarks-to-erase-citys-arab-identity-governorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5160","title":{"rendered":"Israel renaming Jerusalem landmarks to erase city&#8217;s Arab identity: governorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jerusalem Governorate said on Wednesday that the Israeli authorities were continuing to rename streets, landmarks and historic sites in Jerusalem as part of a policy aimed at replacing traditional Arab place names with Hebrew ones.<\/p>\n<p>The governorate said that Israeli authorities had installed a sign reading \u201cOld Gate\u201d while removing signs bearing the original name of\u00a0<em>Bab al-Amoud<\/em>, also known as the Damascus Gate,\u00a0one of the best-known entrances to Jerusalem\u2019s Old City.<\/p>\n<p>According to the governorate, the move was not only an administrative change but part of a broader effort to reshape Jerusalem\u2019s urban and cultural landscape and efface historic Arab place names.<\/p>\n<p>It said the names of Jerusalem\u2019s gates, streets and landmarks formed part of the city\u2019s national, historical and cultural memory, warning that replacing them threatened the city\u2019s Arab, Islamic and Christian heritage.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QudsNen\/status\/2092562292051161468\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2092562292051161468\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The governorate warned of \u201ccontinued efforts to alter Jerusalem\u2019s historic character\u201d, asserting that Israeli attempts to impose new realities would \u201cnot erase the city\u2019s history or collective memory\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was issued a day after Israel seized the Qalandia Training Centre, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in occupied East Jerusalem,\u00a0a move to which Palestinian authorities called for a \u201cfirm international response\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2596270\/un-experts-warn-jerusalem-facing-irreversible-de-palestinisation\" rel=\"nofollow\">UN experts warn Jerusalem facing &#8216;irreversible de-Palestinisation&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>East Jerusalem is considered occupied territory under international law.<\/p>\n<p>The international community does not recognise Israeli sovereignty over the historic city, while Palestinians regard East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.<\/p>\n<p>Several UN resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 478, have rejected measures aimed at changing the character, demographic composition, or political and legal status of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>On March 7, UN experts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2596270\/un-experts-warn-jerusalem-facing-irreversible-de-palestinisation\" rel=\"nofollow\">warned\u00a0<\/a>that irreparable harm was being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfed the region, and genocide against the Palestinians continued in Gaza and spilled into the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the experts said, \u201cUnder the cover of an existential war against the Palestinians, Israel is accelerating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2596270\/un-experts-warn-jerusalem-facing-irreversible-de-palestinisation\" rel=\"nofollow\">measures\u00a0<\/a>that alter Jerusalem\u2019s demographic composition, religious character and legal status, destroying the remnants of the pluralistic fabric that Jerusalem has represented for centuries, for Muslims, Christians and Jews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is being done to this world symbol of spiritual coexistence and shared heritage is irreversible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In occupied East Jerusalem, extrajudicial killings, large-scale demolitions and forced displacement have rapidly increased. Checkpoints and closures have also intensified, severing the city from surrounding Palestinian areas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2596270\/un-experts-warn-jerusalem-facing-irreversible-de-palestinisation\" rel=\"nofollow\">isolating\u00a0<\/a>communities from their social, cultural, economic and religious life while undermining their rights to self-determination and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jerusalem Governorate said on Wednesday that the Israeli authorities were continuing to rename streets, landmarks and historic sites in Jerusalem as part of a policy aimed at replacing traditional Arab place names with Hebrew ones. 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