Two Jewish families living in four rooms in Hebron’s Beit Ezra building might be
forced to leave, according to documents the state is expected to turn into the
High Court of Justice on Monday.
The state, however, is also expected to
clarify that Hebron’s Jewish community can use the property for public purposes,
according to an Israeli official and Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
Minister Yuli Edelstein.
The Ministerial Committee on Settlement Affairs
was initially scheduled to discuss the matter on Sunday, in advance of the
state’s submission to the court. However, the meeting was canceled.
In
the past, committee members have endorsed an earlier decision by a military
appeals court to allow the families to rent the rooms from the Custodian of
Abandoned Properties.
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