for not cleaning up?

It's not only the level of dirt in the city of Jerusalem...it's also the level of dirt in the all country. Coming for France and doing recently my alyah i am much more shocked by the fact that people can thrw arbage wherever they want even in a wild place. Just watch around you on the beach or even in natioanl parks or reseve. Two years ago i went to the shore of lake Tiberias and it was IMPOSSIBLE to swim the water was too dirty and the shore too littered. It must change. a level that really ca't be reach in western Europe even during the long summer vacations. The mentalities must change and the authorities must organize a campaign of sensibilisation on the subject. It is our responsibility. We Jews just have one country and we must take care of It.

The problem of litter could be attacked in the schools. If the schools included contests for posters or advertisements, and the winners (and maybe those that didn't win as well) were put on billboards and in newspapers, maybe the kids AND their parents would stop littering.

$250 fine for not cleaning, $250 gift for cleaning. That sounds good. Jerusalem has become a disgrace. Holiness without cleanliness is like wealth without money, complete illusions. Jerusalem cannot be holy while dirty diapers are being stepped on in the streets ,while people piss on her walls. every playground sandbox is filled with cat crap and people cover her roads in spit like they have some incurable disease. And if ever in doubt walk the streets while people sleep and see the rats take over. Before even thinking about rebuilding our temple, we need to rebuild our city that we so love.

to finish their bloody project and clean up after themselves! I have lived her for over 20 years and city center has never looked worse!

i dont know about you, but the arabs have the same problem, along with vandalizing govt' money like on trees, bus stop chairs, etc.. indeed, these mentalities must change.

it is the city residents. In order to tackle a problem one must go to the root, find out the cause and then find the solution. The city is not dirty, it is an ecological disaster and a disgrace. Cleaning it up will not help, it will just get dirty again. This does not apply only to Jerusalem, unfortunately it is a disease in our society. The solution is twofold, starting with education which will have its effect only in future generations and the imposition of massive fines and jail sentences on litterers, both individuals and institutions and organizations. Our country is one big mess. I am so ashamed. I have lived in New Zealand, England and Switzerland. These countries are clean and tidy because the people want it that way. We obviously do not. Indeed we are more suitable to Uganda, maybe we should have gone there as was proposed by a section of our Founding Fathers. If ever I leave Israel for good it will be for two reasons, one the ultra orthodox and their coercive ways and two the filth that litters our beaches and parks and country in general.

One reason the city is not as clean as it should be is that a good share of the residents do not have such cleanliness as a value. A concern with such care for the environment should be taught in the schools.Adult education is also required.

Have been there many times. Never saw anything like what is being described here. Either my eyes are covered with rosecolored lenses, or there are many more sites I've never seen. At any rate, I ask a most simple question. If the streets and byways a re filthy as written here, what are their homes like? I'm not asking about the exterior, rather the interior. Reading the stuff here, it makes one believe that the garbage litters each room, the bathrooms reek of feces and are never cleaned. Do people actually live in this manner? I live in an adult community. One never sees anything dumped in the streets. The dog litter is picked up immediately or else. We have a variety of people living here. Religious, secular, non-believers, white black, yellow and all act the same. Litter is for garbage cans, not the streets. The homes are ours, the streets are our responsibility. Our homes are clean because we want them to be and our grounds are the same way. I find it hard to believe that Jerusalem is as neglected as shown here.

ben, I think it is the Mediterranean mindset- use the earth, conquer it- it is yours to destroy idea--- it will take years and years to change this- it maybe too late for certain things already. Spain is making great efforts- the people say "it is a cultural thing"- yeah! They do care, as long it is the other guy doing the cleaning. France used to be filthy along the coast- now it is much better.... the EU is putting great pressure on the countries. Israel needs to really work on this. Once the beauty is gone it takes A LOT OF MOnEY to recuperate anything.

And not only in Jerusalem... you only have to take a plane from Tel Aviv and have a look at it after landing: the food, cans, plastics, newspapers, pillows etc etc etc are everywhere but on its proper place. I have taken around 100 flights, almost all around the world, and I have never seen such a dirty behaviour. This is not a racist comment, but israelis, you really need awareness and education campaings...