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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Planned housing puts forlorn Jerusalem hilltop at center of controversy

By Jessica Steinberg, JTA, JERUSALEMPublished November 2, 2011

The entrance to the neighborhood of Givat Hamatos isn't immediately apparent. Accessible only from the winding roads of the Arab community of Beit Safafa next door, or via a sharp right off the five-lane Hebron Road, the eastern Jerusalem hilltop that...

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