Taking Down Jerusalem's 7km Border, Street by Street

My Weird Prompts · Sep 23, 2026 · 24m

For nineteen years, a border drawn in wax pencil cut through the middle of Jerusalem — through neighbourhoods, streets, and even individual houses. After the Six-Day War, that physical barrier had to come down: fences, concrete walls, fortifications, and minefields. This episode follows the literal dismantling of the 1949 Green Line, from Teddy Kollek's bulldozers at Mandelbaum Gate to the street-by-street reconnection of a divided city. It's a neglected story that sits between the well-known military and political narratives — and the paper trail is surprisingly thin. Episode 5496 —…