It feels that almost all public spaces in the bits we saw of Israel owe their current state to a named benefactor - who in turn takes the opportunity to dedicate it to (usually) a relative. It appears that loads of people want to leave their mark. We read about one audacious bid to have a national museum of some repute take the name of a donor in return for USD20m (the equivalent of The National Gallery in association with Richard Norridge) - initially accepted, but it seems that certain things are untouchable - after an outcry the name and money returned.
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