Debate over future of Palestinian village
- 12 years ago
In the outskirts of Jerusalem, the village of Lifta is the last deserted Palestinian village still standing in modern day Israel.
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem District Court said the lands of Lifta should not be offered for sale to real estate developers, but Irael's Land Authority could act otherwise.
Israel is concerned that allowing Palestinians to return would set a precedent for other refugees to return to their ancestral homes inside Israel.
And that -- the Israeli government believes - would undermine it as a Jewish state
Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Lifta.
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem District Court said the lands of Lifta should not be offered for sale to real estate developers, but Irael's Land Authority could act otherwise.
Israel is concerned that allowing Palestinians to return would set a precedent for other refugees to return to their ancestral homes inside Israel.
And that -- the Israeli government believes - would undermine it as a Jewish state
Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Lifta.