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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended the demolition of the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem the previous day, saying that the Israeli government was not involved in the plan to build residential apartments at the site.
“Actions taken at the Shepherd Hotel were conducted by private individuals in accordance with Israeli law. The Israeli government was not involved,” said a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The statement clarified that “there should be no expectation that the State of Israel will ban Jews from purchasing private property in Jerusalem. No democratic government would impose such a ban on Jews and Israel will certainly not do so.”
“Just as Arab residents of Jerusalem can buy or rent property in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Jews can buy or rent property in predominantly Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem, ” the statement concluded.
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