Israeli court freezes bid for new Jerusalem neighborhood over Palestinian discrimination claims
Follow Jan. 15, 2021 The tender for the construction of a new neighborhood in Jerusalem was frozen by a court on Friday following a petition by Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, who claimed that the regulations would render them unable to purchase homes in a large part of the neighborhood. Judge Einat Avman-Muller of the Jerusalem District Court froze the closing of the tender until another hearing is held on the objections to it. The Israel Lands Authority issued a call for tenders in November for construction of the new neighborhood in Jerusalem beyond the pre-1967 border after the p...
Source: haaretz.com