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With its political woes behind it, Har Homa is now a formidable real-estate neighborhood.

Jerusalem's Har Homa
Photo by: REUTERS
The newest neighborhood in Jerusalem, Har Homa is located in the southeastern part of the city, near the Arab town of Beit Sahur.

Har Homa, also called Homat Shmuel, has a very controversial history and in 1997 starred in a special UN Security Council meeting condemning the building of the neighborhood.

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