Protest in Jerusalem: Street Name Changed to Honor War Heroes
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Eliyahu Liebman, father of a fallen soldier, replaced signs on Jerusalem's Salah al-Din Street with "Heroes of the War of Uprising." MK Avi Maoz urged Mayor Moshe Leon to make the change official, but the Jerusalem Municipality stated it has no plans to alter street names. The protest occurred on the anniversary of Salah al-Din's conquest of Jerusalem.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Eliyahu Liebman replaced signs on Jerusalem's Salah al-Din Street with "Heroes of the War of Uprising."
- MK Avi Maoz requested Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon to officially change the street's name.
- The Jerusalem Municipality stated it has no intention of changing street names.
- The protest marks 839 years since Salah al-Din's conquest of Jerusalem.
- Liebman's son, Eliakim, was killed at the Nova music festival on Simchat Torah.
A protest took place in Jerusalem where new signs were placed on Salah al-Din Street, renaming it "Heroes of the War of Uprising." The initiative was led by Eliyahu Liebman, the father of Eliakim, who fell during the Nova music festival massacre on Simchat Torah. Liebman, accompanied by supporters, installed the new signs on Thursday, 839 years after Jerusalem's conquest by the Muslim commander Salah al-Din.
Liebman, who is a candidate for the Noam party, stated that the goal is to remove the commemoration of a conqueror and instead honor Israeli heroes who died for the nation. The activists are seeking to make this name change official.
Member of Knesset Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam party, formally requested Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon to bring the street name change to a vote in the municipal naming committee. Maoz argued that this action would thwart the hopes of Israel's enemies and honor those who sacrificed their lives for the country, citing Eliakim as an example.
The Jerusalem Municipality rejected the initiative, stating that while they honor the heroes of the War of Uprising and fallen soldiers, they have no intention of changing street names, including Salah al-Din Street. The municipality emphasized that they commemorate heroes with pride and respect, not as a form of protest.
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