Court victory for Yemenite Sanctified Trust
More Jews to hopefully return to Shiloach. In yet another legal victory for the Yemenite Sanctified Trust Committee, the courts basically ruled in favor of “historical justice” and for the return of Jews to the old Yemenite neighborhood of Shiloach. A number of years ago, after 7-8 years in court, the Supreme court of Israel, ruled that […]
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Kotel HaKatan, one small step, one big victory for Ateret Cohanim!
Kotel HaKatan…small step..big victory for Ateret Cohanim! After years of ongoing endeavors, tens of tours with politicians and nonstop functions held at the Kotel HaKatan, Ateret Cohanim is starting to see rewards for its efforts. MK Rafi Peretz who holds the portfolio of Jerusalem was recently on tour with Ateret Cohanim. One of the upshots […]
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Shalom and Chodesh Tov to our friends and supportersMay it be a great month of Elul for everyone.And maybe now more than ever, we need to be blessed with a great, successful, productive and healthy month. (Elul and upcoming new year) It has indeed been a traumatic and difficult period of about 6 months, from […]
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Hebron Street As A Bridge Between The Past And Future
Every time I take groups on tour to the Old Jewish Quarter, there is one street that people connect to more than any other. Hebron Street, today called Al-Khalidiyya Street was home to 1,299 Jews and was considered the center of Jewish life in the Old City until the Arab pogroms that occurred in 1920, […]
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Jewish Rights To Petra and Imperial Hotels Finally Upheld In Court
Buying and selling in a Democratic society. Yet another court ruling against the Greek Orthodox Church. This saga has been dragging on for 16 years. Read about the journey of the Petra and Imperial hotels in the Times of Israel article below. Jerusalem court nixes Greek church bid to stop property sale to right-wing group […]
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Discrimination Against Jews In The Heart Of Jerusalem
One of the biggest challenges in restoring former Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem that we have in Ateret Cohanim is the fact that the “Palestinian” Authority and other Muslim leaders have issued a Fatwa or religious decree against selling property to Jews. Think about it. In most of the world, it is forbidden to discriminate against […]
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For One Family, Living in Kfar Shiloach Is About Completing A Broken Circle
Nira and Eldad Rabinowicz and their children never believed that their life as urban pioneers in what is known outside of Israel as Silwan would be easy. Surrounded by Arabs, the 22 Jewish families of Kfar Shiloach or the old Yemenite Village are on a mission – to return to what was a Jewish village […]
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The Attack On Yehuda Glick And The Need For Eastern Jerusalem Development
The attack on former MK Yehuda Glick when he paid a “shiva call” to the family of Iyad al-Halak, an autistic Arab man who was wrongfully killed by police officers shows the deep need for further integration of Eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods. The mourning tent is situated in the Arab neighborhood of Wadi Joz and saw […]
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Ir Amim Leads Arabs Against Jewish Property Rights In Jerusalem Neighborhood
Radical left wing group Ir Amim lead Arabs from Shiloach in yet another lawsuit against the old Yemenite Hekdesh. It seems that these difficult Corona times hasn’t dulled the radical left wing senses of Ir Amim. The group who have been at loggerheads with the Jewish Zionist pioneering movement since its inception, is once again leading Arabs in […]
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Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Border Police Near Abu Dis and Kidmat Tzion
Arab terrorists threw a number of Molotov cocktails at a Border Police vehicle, near Abu Dis, in the Jerusalem area. Abu Dis is adjacent to Kidmat Tzion, a Jewish neighborhood that looks over the Old City and City of David. There were no injuries, but the vehicle was completely burned. The incident ended with no […]
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