Tel-Chai Nation

There's some good news if you're somebody who wants to improve residential status for Jews in Israel:

Arabs across Israel and on both sides of the Green Line are increasingly willing to sell to Jews, says a Jerusalem city councilman, calling it a golden opportunity for Jewish buyers to redeem property in the Holy Land.

Jerusalem councilman Aryeh King, who has worked for years to redeem Jewish properties in what are now predominantly Arab neighborhoods in and around Jerusalem, is calling upon Diaspora Jews to take part in “rebuilding of Jerusalem”.

Ahead of a planned visit to a number of Jewish communities in the United States and Canada, King spoke with Arutz Sheva about the sudden surge of Arab properties available to Jewish buyers.

“The purpose of my visit to the US and Canada is because we are aware of a big change in the Arab population in Judea and Samaria, in Jerusalem, and in fact in all of Israel,” King said.

“More and more Arabs are offering properties for sale. Because of that the cost of properties that Arabs are selling is dropping and we are able to buy in areas that we never thought to buy. So this visit is really to expose the areas that we are already active [in] and to expose the properties to Jewish potential buyers".

I'm guessing the Arab residents are gaining courage, and the arrest of leftist Ezra Nawi could also be one of the reasons why they're more encouraged to sell property to Jews now.

It's a perfect opportunity for purchasing indeed, and I hope some buyers will make the effort to acquire the properties offered.

Labels: Canada, Israel, Israeli Arabs, Jerusalem, United States