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Court Halts State Funds for Group Aiming to Judaize East Jerusalem
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A Jerusalem court blocked millions of shekels in state funding for Ateret Cohanim to build a heritage center in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood. The court found the organization's goal of Judaizing the area conflicts with the property endowment's mission to help the needy. The ruling hinders efforts to increase the Jewish population in Silwan.
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- A Jerusalem court blocked state funding for Ateret Cohanim's heritage center project in Silwan.
- The organization's goal of Judaizing East Jerusalem was cited as a conflict with the property's endowment mission.
- Millions of shekels were to be transferred from the Heritage Ministry.
- The ruling is a setback for efforts to increase the Jewish presence in the Palestinian neighborhood.
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