For Jaffa Arabs, affordable housing is a pipe dream
Get email notification for articles from Ran Shimoni Follow Jul. 20, 2021 6:18 AM When Arabs took to the streets of Jaffa last May, against the backdrop of the fighting betwen Israel and the Gaza Strip, Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, had an explanation at the ready: housing shortage. “What we are seeing is the result of continued frustration of an entire generation of Jaffa residents who are unable to continue living there – because of a shortage of housing and the skyrocketing housing prices – and recently because protected tenants are being required by the state to buy the ...
Source: haaretz.com