Nof Zion ( he, נוף ציון. lit. ''

Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Nam ...

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religious neighborhood and an Israeli settlement inside of the Palestinian Arab neighborhood of

Jabel Mukaber Jabel Mukaber ( ar, جبل مكبر, he, ג'בל מוכאבר) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem. It is bordered by East Talpiot to the west, Abu Tor and Silwan to the north and Sur Baher to the south. Jabe ...

, East Jerusalem.Abe Selig. Cornerstone laid in e. Jerusalem's Nof Zion
Jerusalem Post. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

Nof Zion is an apartment complex built on privately owned land bought by an Israeli developer over several years. 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. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 140 dunams of land from the

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

village of

in order to construct Nof Zion. In 2011, the

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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 The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

families.Nof Zion faces upheaval after bank rejects debt repayment
Jerusalem Post At the time, Digal had built about 90 of the 400 planned religious-only apartments but slow sales resulted in debt problems. Masri planned to sell the remaining units to Palestinians who he said "face serious housing shortage due to discriminatory Israeli policies." The ''

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'' reported that Masri's US$36 million offer was rejected after pressure from right-wing Jewish groups. An unspecified offer from Israeli businessman Rami Levy was accepted.

References

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