Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday proposed a compromise with the four Palestinian families facing eviction from Sheikh Jarrah, the East Jerusalem neighborhood that’s become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

The court hasn’t reached a verdict in the high-profile case but suggested the 70 Palestinians could stay in their homes as “protected residents." Under the arrangement, the residents would be required to recognize Jewish ownership of their properties and pay an annual fee of 1,500 Israeli shekels ($465) to Nahalat Shimon, the US-based settler organization that has challenged the Palestinians' claim to the land.

“This compromise will give us breathing room for a good many years until either the land is properly regulated or there is peace,” Justice Yitzhak Amit said.

The families have seven days to provide the court with a list of names to be considered protected residents. The Times of Israel writes that “since Israeli law allows the grandchildren of first-generation protected tenants to maintain their status, this could mean the evictions would be delayed for decades.”