(AhlulBayt News Agency) - "It's not going to happen, it's not natural, it's the wrong thing to do from any perspective," mayor Nir Barkat said during a visit to New York.
Barkat also joined government rejections of international criticism of an historic East Jerusalem hotel to make way for settler homes.
UN leader Ban Ki-moon, the UK's Minister of the Foreign Office and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have all strongly condemned the demolition of the Shepherd's Hotel. Ban said the action would "heighten tensions."
But Barkat called their comments "shallow" and said they should visit Jerusalem before speaking out.
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