Economics
Big Changes Are Reshaping Jerusalem
Alienated young Arabs are increasingly finding work in Jewish parts of the city, which helps to curb violence
Shoppers inside the Malcha mall in Jerusalem
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Jerusalem’s Malcha mall was bustling with activity as workers mixed with shoppers, setting up stands decked out with balloons and preparing cotton candy booths for an afternoon gala celebrating the shopping center’s 25th anniversary.
At one of the clothing stores, a 22-year-old sales clerk in jeans and a sweater named Ro’aa was unpacking new merchandise from a cardboard box. As she answered customer questions in fluent Hebrew, she slipped jeans, skirts, and blouses out of plastic bags, refolded them so the creases matched and organized them for shelving.