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With data indicating that the Arab population in Jerusalem is growing faster than the Jewish population, Keep Jerusalem’s Chaim Silberstein believes that Israeli leaders’ lack of awareness about the demographic picture presents a danger to the city’s future.
If Atarot does not remain Jewish, a contiguous north-south route of Arab neighborhoods will essentially divide Israel’s capital.
The luxury apartments to be built in “Lana,” as it will be called, are earmarked for affluent Palestinian families.
Flash point: Israeli Court offers deal on Palestinians facing eviction We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Shira Rubin Normal text size Advertisement Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court offered a compromise to delay the eviction of four Palestinian families from a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem that was the flash point in the most recent bout of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip. The deal, proposed on Monday afternoon, would require the four families to recognise the far-right Jewish settlers seeking their eviction as their leg...
SHARE Palestinian families are living in limbo as the conclusion of a long-running legal battle against their eviction from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah district draws near. The fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian militant groups has brought uneasy quiet to the district, where fragrant citrus trees grow in courtyard gardens and cosy terraces overflow with flowering jasmine. The houses the Palestinians have lived in for nearly 70 years are filled with hand-carved furniture, ornate rugs and traditional embroidery. Maps of historical Palestine hang on the walls of some and the golden ...