Yes, Jordan Illegally Gave Jewish Owned Land to UNRWA | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Elder of Ziyon | 29 Iyyar 5781 – May 11, 2021
Turkey’s anti-Israel Anadolu Agency gives a summary of the background behind the headlines in Sheikh Jarrah: In 1956, the 28 refugee families who lost their homes during the Nakba reached an agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Construction and Development and the UN refugee agency UNRWA to provide housing for them in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. At that time, the West Bank was under Jordanian rule (1951-1967). According to the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem (CCPRJ), the Jordanian government provided the land while UNRWA covered the cost for constructing 28 hom...