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False Claims about Israeli Expropriation of Church Land
(CAMERA) Recent news stories repeated without challenge a false claim by Jerusalem church officials that a shelved Israeli bill would have allowed for the expropriation of church land. They charged Israel with implementing measures akin to Nazi-era Nuremberg laws against Jews. The bill, whose consideration was postponed after the claim, would have applied to church land sold to private developers since 2010. In other words, it would only apply to properties that no longer belong to the church. The aim of the bill was to protect homeowners against the possibility that private companies will not extend their leases on land on which their houses or apartments stand.