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      Audio: Changing Name of "Ulpana" to "Ehud Barak" Neighborhood


      Hasten called on the residents of Beit El's Ulpana neighborhood to rename the buildings the "Ehud Barak" neighborhood
      6/14/2012, 11:10 PM

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      On today's "Reality Bytes Radio, with Josh Hasten," on www.israelnationalradio.com, Hasten called on the residents of Beit-El's Ulpana neighborhood to rename the 14 buildings the "Ehud Barak' neighborhood, in hopes of saving the five "Ulpana" buildings slated for demolition by July 1, as a result of a Supreme Court order. Hasten says that since the neighborhood was established during Ehud Barak's term in the Prime Minister's Office over a decade ago, "instead of criticizing Barak, the residents of Ulpana should thank him for building their homes."  Hasten says that "it might become much harder to tear down buildings named after our current Defense Minister, with his image in pictures and posters plastered all over the neighborhood."  Hasten says that while the situation looks bleak, there is still hope. In an interview he conducted last week with MK Danny Danon http://www.dannydanon.com/eng/, Danon said that Prime Minster Netanyahu can still prevent the order to destroy the "Ulpana," by overruling the Supreme Court.

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      "At this point," said Hasten, "in addition to hoping for Prime Minister Netanyahu to do the right thing, and put a stop to this plan, which would force 30 Jewish families out of their homes and essentially into the street, action must be taken [non-violent] to prevent this from being carried out by reminding the public, that it was under Barak himself, that "Ulpana" was built."

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      Josh Hasten is the President of the Bar-Am Public Relations firm based in Jerusalem and the CAMERA organization's 2009 Letter Writer of the Year. He is the founder of LettersForIsrael.com, a service which gives pro-Israel advocates the opportunity to improve their chances of getting their ideas published in the media. Josh hosts the Reality Bytes podcast live every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Israel time on Arutz Sheva -  Israel National Radio.
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