The leftist JTA thinks so. They took a few words said by Prime Minister Netanyahu and extrapolated that the PM left the door open for a possible division of Jerusalem. About 22 minutes into our exclusive video of the Prime Minister's speech he makes the Jerusalem comments that are being interpreted by JTA and others. Judge for yourself and share your thoughts.

While the Prime Minster was in New York speaking to the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, Efraim Halevy was publishing a powerful defense of keeping every inch of Jerusalem.

Halevy writes:

The 2000 Camp David talks failed, among other reasons, because Yasser Arafat argued that Israel had no right whatsoever to Temple Mount. He rejected any historical attachment between the Israel of the First and Second Temple era and the site. Prime Minister Ehud Barak rejected this approach out of hand, and rightfully so. One who agrees to repudiate Israel's attachment to Temple Mount opens the door for denying the Jewish people any right for any part of the Land of Israel. Hence, Israel's firm stance in respect to this attachment is more vital and fateful than any struggle for any Judea and Samaria community.

Halevy goes on to question why previous Israeli governments allowed the Muslims to destroy parts of the Temple Mount and he declares that Israel "avoid any concessions."

We also recommend reading our friend Michael Freund's article that argues against the notion that the Palestinians are offering concessions when they say they will allow Israel to do things in Jerusalem. Michael points out that Abbas has nothing in Jerusalem so he has nothing to concede. 

Of course, Halevy is correct.  If Israel cedes any parts of Jerusalem it is a victory for Israel's enemies who want to eradicate the Jewish presence in Jerusalem.