Having forged closer ties with the Arab World, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor talks about how the war with Hamas will impact Israel, the Middle East and U.S. relations
“We could be the best neighbors. We could be a superpower together.”
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum was born 50 years ago in London on Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year. About a week later, on October 6, Egypt and Syria joined forces to lead a surprise attack on Israel in what became known as the Yom Kippur War. By the time the war ended almost three weeks later, more than 2,600 Israelis had died, almost all soldiers, with many more casualties on the other side.
Hassan-Nahoum reflected on the conflict in an opinion piece for The Jerusalem Post last month, noting how far Israel-Arab relations had come.
