Ateret Cohanim

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Palestinians furious over Israeli court’s ruling on sale of Jerusalem church land to settler group

Ateret Cohanim, which seeks to “Judaize” Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, bought three buildings from the Greek Orthodox Church in a controversial secret deal struck in 2004
The court’s decision, that the sale was legal, means that a proposed takeover by Israeli settlers of the Imperial Hotel has now potentially been made easier

By Daoud Kuttab · 09 June 2022