Land Sales To Arabs Could Force JNF Changes

Jewish Week, The, February, 2005 by Ain, Stewart, Mitnick, Joshua

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in, Stewart, Mitnick, Joshua The Jewish Week 02-04-2005 Group may sever legal ties with Israel to keep land in Jewish hands. Jerusalem -- In a move that strikes at the heart of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, the Jewish National Fund would sever all legal ties to the state to prevent anyone but Jews from building on the land it owns, according to a proposal under consideration by the Sharon government. The proposal stems from a statement last week by Israel's attorney general, Menachem Mazuz, that JNF cannot prevent Israeli Arabs from applying for building plots on ...