'50,000 East Jerusalem Arabs to Move within Israel in Minutes'

Here is another story confirming the strong Arab opposition to the plan to divide Jerusalem:

Many Palestinian residents of Jerusalem are less than eager for an end to Israeli rule. Some 250,000 people could find themselves under Palestinian rule if the idea of ceding parts of Jerusalem to a new Palestinian state goes forward. "If they put a border here, we'll move to Haifa and Tel Aviv. You'll have 50,000 people who live here leaving East Jerusalem in minutes," said Jamil Sanduqa, head of the popular committee that governs the Shuafat neighborhood. Many of the city's Palestinian residents openly worry about being cut off from jobs, unemployment insurance and medical care.

The Left claims that their pretext for giving away Israeli land with Arab populations is demographic, but this story disproves that claim. It also belies the "Arabs have deep roots to the land" claims. Like almost everyone, they migrate for quality of life reasons.