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The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |work=[[BBC]] |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |work=[[BBC]] |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> |
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Nof Zion is an apartment complex built on privately owned land bought by an Israeli developer over several years.<ref name=nyt20091118/> The [[Supreme Court of Israel]] rejected an appeal from local Arab residents who had claimed some of the land belonged to them. Upon completion, the neighborhood is planned to include 480 apartments.<ref name="jpost"/> |
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In 2011, the [[Palestinian American]] businessman [[Bashar Masri]] offered to buy the remaining lands from the struggling Israeli company ''Digal Investments and Holdings'', aiming to convert the neighborhood into a development for [[Arab people|Arab]] families.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=210261 Nof Zion faces upheaval after bank rejects debt repayment]. Jerusalem Post</ref> |
In 2011, the [[Palestinian American]] businessman [[Bashar Masri]] offered to buy the remaining lands from the struggling Israeli company ''Digal Investments and Holdings'', aiming to convert the neighborhood into a development for [[Arab people|Arab]] families.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=210261 Nof Zion faces upheaval after bank rejects debt repayment]. Jerusalem Post</ref> |
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Nof Zion (Template:Lang-he. lit. Zion View) is a Jewish religious neighborhood and a Israeli settlement close to the Palestinian Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, East Jerusalem.[1][2][3][4]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]
Nof Zion is an apartment complex built on privately owned land bought by an Israeli developer over several years.[1] The Supreme Court of Israel rejected an appeal from local Arab residents who had claimed some of the land belonged to them. Upon completion, the neighborhood is planned to include 480 apartments.[4]
In 2011, the Palestinian American businessman Bashar Masri offered to buy the remaining lands from the struggling Israeli company Digal Investments and Holdings, aiming to convert the neighborhood into a development for Arab families.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Real Estate Shopping Is Used as Political Theater on Jerusalem's Contested Ground". The New York Times. 18 November 2009.
- ^ Settlements and National Parks
- ^ Foundation laid for expanded East Jerusalem settlement
- ^ a b Abe Selig. Cornerstone laid in e. Jerusalem's Nof Zion. Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Nof Zion faces upheaval after bank rejects debt repayment. Jerusalem Post