Shukri al-Jamal's Palace in the Talibiya neighborhood in Jerusalem, two days after its completion and just before Zionist Jews looted it from him and his family
The recent two-hour interview between Tucker Carlson and Ari Flanzraich, a Canadian Jewish investigative journalist who has resided in Israel for over a decade, is highly illuminating regarding Israeli attitudes toward architecture. Flanzraich openly confirmed what many consider an open secret: "The best buildings in Tel Aviv were built by Arabs in the Ottoman era" (starting at 1:33:30). He was specifically referencing the al-Manshiyya section of Jaffa’s most affluent neighborhood, which was incorporated into Tel Aviv following the Nakba. Tragically, most of this area was destroyed by what is described as "the most civilized of world Jewry" in the early 1960s; the small section that remains is now being subjected to looting. A brief 20-second clip is available for viewing:
Palestinian Replacement In A Single Picture: al-Tira's school before and after Nakba. The same place but different peopleIn a broader sense, the most highly sought-after residential buildings in Israel are those that were looted from Palestinians. These include homes in West Jerusalem neighborhoods (such as Qatamoun, al-Baq'a, and al-Talbiyya), al-Maliha, 'Ayn Houd, the infamous Deir Yassin, al-Ja'una, and Ein Karim.
A tragically funny anecdote from the interview involved Flanzraich describing how Israeli colonial settlers in the occupied West Bank attempt to imitate Palestinian life and dress, even wearing the kuffiyya and taking up shepherding. When he tried to investigate this phenomenon, he was reportedly threatened. This interview is highly recommended for multiple, in-depth viewings.
One must ask: How can "civilized Jews" in Israel demonstrate no taste for their own architecture, yet appreciate and covet the homes of a people they claim "don't exist"? Why do Palestinians build with evident love and pride, a quality seemingly absent in construction by Israeli Jewry?


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