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HARDtalk: Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem

05/01/2016

Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem

Mayor Nir Barkat talks about his ambitious plans for Jerusalem.

Stephen Sackur talks to Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, about his ambitious plans to turn his city into a top global city hosting 10 million tourists a year.

Israel declares Jerusalem to be its undivided capital, but the physical evidence inside the city points to a different reality. Jerusalem is a place of checkpoints, security barriers and constant tension between Arab and Jew. 

Stephen Sackur talks to the city's mayor, Nir Barkat, a self-made tech millionaire who is tipped for a big future in the Likud party. He talks ambitiously about turning Jerusalem into a top global city hosting 10 million tourists a year. How credible is his vision of his city's future?

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