Greek church to appeal against sale of Old City hotels to right-wing group

Palestinian Authority church committee claims court ruling upholding purchase by Ateret Cohanim is part of Israeli attempt to ‘attack Al-Aqsa Mosque’ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Petra Hotel in the Old City of Jerusalem. (CC-BY-SA: Ranbar/Wikimedia)[/caption] The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate said it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against a lower court’s ruling that […]

After court loss, church vows fight over Old City hotels will go on

The Imperial Hotel at the Jaffa Gate, the lease to which was sold to the right-wing Ateret Cohanim organization and is the subject of an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch. (Shmuel Bar-Am) The Jerusalem District Court on Monday issued a landmark declaration that upholds a set of real estate deals struck between officials from […]