Don't give up: The secular camp lost in Beit Shemesh, but there are those who are still not ready to give in. Council member Richard Peres this week proposed a new idea for dividing Beit Shemesh, involving nothing less than a separation fence that would cut between the two parts of the city.
He said, "In the coming days, facts will be determined on the ground that will make it clear to everyone that the separation - whether by agreement or by establishing a fact - will in fact take place.".
The unfortunate timing of the program's presentation - the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day - drew a sharp reaction from the ultra-Orthodox council members, who said: "You have to be opaque to bring up such ideas on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.".
The broad secular camp is also not really enthusiastic about the idea, and rejects it with a cynical smile.
As a reminder, Haredim10 published a letter sent by opposition members in Beit Shemesh to the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior, requesting that construction plans in Ramat Beit Shemesh D be frozen until a discussion is held on the division of the city.
Yesterday, Interior Minister Gideon Saar announced to MK Meir Porush that he does not intend to consider dividing the city of Beit Shemesh, and that the city will remain connected.
Council member Peres' response has not yet been received.
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