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Mayor of Jerusalem - Nir Barkat

Stephen Sackur talks to the Mayor of Jerusalem. Nir Barkat has grand plans to turn Jerusalem into a world city but is his vision far removed from the reality on the ground?

The Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, has grand plans to turn Jerusalem into a world city but is his vision far removed from the reality on the ground? He talks to Stephen Sackur about his aspirations.

(Photo: Backdropped by Jerusalem's Old City Ottoman walls, Jerusalem's mayor Nir Barkat speaks during a joint press conference 2015. Credit: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images)

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