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Israel Supreme Court Offers "Protected Status" to Palestinians Facing Eviction in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Israel's Supreme Court on Monday encouraged four Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem to accept a compromise deal that would nullify eviction orders and allow them to remain in their homes. As part of the deal, one member of each family would be granted lifetime protected tenancy on the property in exchange for annual rental payments of NIS 1,500 ($465). Judge Yitzhak Amit said, "We recommend it precisely because...you do not want anyone to be thrown out of their home." The families' previous refusal to pay a minimal amount of rent had led to the decision by two lower courts to evict them. There are an additional 24 families in their neighborhood who are in the midst of similar legal battles. The Israeli Nahalat Shimon Company owns the property that belonged to Jews prior to Israel's independence in 1948.