In 1986, ultra-Orthodox pop star Mordechai Ben David released a single titled â??Jerusalem Is Not for Sale.â? From its name and overwrought opening stanzasâ??â??Jerusalem, her holiness crying, defiling her dearest locationâ?â??one could be forgiven for thinking it is a religious protest song against dividing the city in a peace deal. But then comes the chorus:
Jerusalem is not for sale!
Voices crying, thundering throughout our cities.
You better run for your life, back to Utah overnight,
Before the mountaintop opens wide to swallow you inside.
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