By Sara Gomez Armas Jerusalem, Jul 4 (EFE).- Abu Walid Dajani, a 78-year-old Palestinian Christian, will “fight until the last breath” to prevent the historic hotel his family has been running in the Old City of East Jerusalem since 1949 from being taken away by a right-wing Israeli Jewish group. In 2004, former Greek Orthodox […]

After Supreme Court upholds transfer of 98-year leases for two historic inns in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, hoteliers face eviction By GIL ZOHARPublished: JULY 2, 2022 01:48 PETRA HOTEL (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) While the religious quarrel between Jews and Muslims in Israel has been going on for a century and a quarter, the dispute is […]

EU slams Israel’s Supreme Court for allowing Jewish takeover of Christian properties By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor The European Union has warned that the heritage and traditions of the Christian community and the established religious equilibrium in the Old City of Jerusalem are at risk after Israel’s Supreme Court legitimized the takeover of Greek […]

Top court backs earlier district court ruling rejecting retrial bid. Patriarchate vows to continue supporting Palestinian tenants who face potential eviction [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] People walk past the Imperial Hotel located next to the Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)[/caption] The Supreme Court on […]

Abu el-Walid Dajani, whose family has leased Imperial Hotel since 1949, says ‘Palestinian heritage endangered’; new leaseholder Ateret Cohanim: ‘Jews entitled to live everywhere’ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Imperial Hotel (left) and the Petra Hostel (right), located between Jaffa Gate and the Arab market in Jerusalem’s Old City, June 21, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of […]

The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday voiced concern over an Israeli group’s takeover of Greek Orthodox properties in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Attempts by settlers to take over Christian property in the Old City of Jerusalem must be halted as they jeopardise the heritage and […]

GENEVA, Thursday, June 23, 2022 (WAFA) – The World Council of Churches recently voiced deep concern over escalating threats to Christian presence in the Holy Land. In a press statement about its meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15-18 June 2022, the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), said that it observed with deep concern that recent events …

As a six-year-old boy, Abu El Walid Dajani began helping his father manage the New Imperial Hotel near Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem. The historic property is owned by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, and leased before 1967 to the Dajani family to run as a hotel.  Now 77, Dajani has become the manager. But the threat of eviction is derailing a way …