...The legal dispute began in 1972 when Jewish settlers sued Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah. According to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the Israeli Custodian General gave ownership of the land to Jewish Committees who, in turn, “sold their ownership rights to Nahalat Shimon International, a private settler organization, which does not have ties to the original alleged Jewish owners. The settler organization has vigorously worked to bring eviction lawsuits” against Palestinian residents. Under Israeli law, Jews may reclaim the land they owned before 1948. Palestinians do not have equal rights. ...

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