Posted on 04/01/2012 2:27:22 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
A Jewish home-owner finally took possession of his property in Jerusalem on Thursday after a 35-year wait. The process was almost made longer by Jerusalem police, who attempted to block access to the home even after Arab squatters had agreed to leave.
The story began with the home’s purchase by a Jewish buyer 35 years ago. The buyer found that two Arabs had taken up residence in the property, which is located in the biblical Givat Shaul, adjacent to what is now the Beit Hanina neighborhood. He remained unable to evict them for decades.
Eight years ago Jerusalem activist Aryeh King got involved, and brought the matter to court. After a lengthy legal battle, judges ruled that the squatters must leave by late 2011. However, when the time came, the planned eviction was postponed in order to avoid a disturbance during a meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and United States President Barack Obama.
In 2012, after police failed to set a new date for the eviction, King gathered volunteers and made his way to the site to evict the residents himself. Volunteers were armed with cameras, and planned to film the event to prove that no violence had been used.
Before they could reach the building they were blocked by police.
King decided to contact the Arab squatter’s lawyer, and was surprised to learn that the squatters had promised not to make trouble, and had even contacted police and told them they would leave peacefully. In fact, one of the squatters had already left. However, “The police didn’t believe it, and didn’t let us go in,” he said.
The squatter was paid to leave, King implied, telling Arutz Sheva, “We’re not embarrassed to admit that we offer financial compensation...It helps keep the area quiet.”
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Bad freep software. Bad. No html code, but you still destroyed my line breaks.
The article says that the owner paid the Arabs large sums of money to vacate his property???????
What is wrong with the Jewish society in Jerusalem? The Arabs have won the fight already but none of you appear to know it!
Read my tagline You are lining up to be numbered!
Don’t worry. I get it, but live in Kiryat Arba, right next door to Hebron, where if you buy real estate from an Arab, the government treats you like a squatter.
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If the buyer is too stupid not to write a contract that guarantees the purchase is for a vacant building, then they deserve to get screwed. Of course the primary stupidity is dealing with the Arabs in the first place.
What in the hell was the Jewish buyer attempting to do, assimilate with the Arab community?
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