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Court Halts State Funds for Group Aiming to Judaize East Jerusalem
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.
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What happened
- 01A Jerusalem court blocked state funding for Ateret Cohanim's heritage center project in Silwan.
- 02The organization's goal of Judaizing East Jerusalem was cited as a conflict with the property's endowment mission.
- 03Millions of shekels were to be transferred from the Heritage Ministry.
- 04The ruling is a setback for efforts to increase the Jewish presence in the Palestinian neighborhood.
The ruling hinders efforts to increase the Jewish population in Silwan.
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