Nof Zion

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Nof Zion neighborhood

Nof Zion (Hebrew: נוף ציון‎. lit. Zion View) is a Jewish religious neighborhood and a settlement[1][2] in East Jerusalem near the Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber.[3]

Today, Nof Zion is a private residential project built on Jewish-owned land. The Supreme Court of Israel rejected an appeal from local Arab residents who had claimed some of the land belonged to them. Upon completion, the neighborhood is planned to include 480 apartments.[3]

In 2011, the Palestinian American businessman Bashar Masri offered to buy the remaining lands from the struggling Israeli company Digal Investments and Holdings, aiming to convert the neighborhood into a development for Arab families.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Settlements and National Parks
  2. ↑ Foundation laid for expanded East Jerusalem settlement
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abe Selig. Cornerstone laid in e. Jerusalem's Nof Zion. Jerusalem Post.
  4. ↑ Nof Zion faces upheaval after bank rejects debt repayment. Jerusalem Post
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Coordinates: 31°45′11.65″N 35°14′34″E / 31.7532361°N 35.24278°E / 31.7532361; 35.24278

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