Lipush
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An old residential building in the northern part of the Muslem Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City is now under Jewish ownership, following its purchase facilitated by the Ateret Cohanim association.
The purchase is billed as a traditional "true Zionist response" to the terrorist murders of Rabbi Nechemiah Lavi and Aharon Bennet in the vicinity of the building last year.
In a statement released today, Ateret Cohanim announced that as a result of the purchase, "more Jewish families and Yeshiva students will move into the old Jewish Quarter (Moslem Quarter) of the Old City." No date has yet been set for the move, nor has the building been given a name.
The building will house three or four Jewish families, as well as a number of Yeshiva students. Over 1,000 Jews, including many Yeshiva students, currently populate what is now known as the Moslem Quarter. Some 4,000 Jews live in the Jewish Quarter.
This most recent acquisition, which as passed all the legal requirements, is situated not far from Flowers Gate, in the northern part of the Old City. It originally belonged to Jews, but was seized by Arab settlers during the 1930s.
Zionist response: Jews reclaim house at site of terrorist murder