Jerusalem court recognizes settlement built on private Palestinian land

The Jerusalem District Court has found that an Israeli settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land is legal, but Palestinian owners have not given up hope for the Supreme Court.
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A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Kramim, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Aug. 29, 2018. - THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Jerusalem District Court ruled Aug. 28 that an Israeli settlement built on private Palestinian land owned by Palestinians from the West Bank is legal.

In 2013, the settlers in Mitzpe Kramim — built in 1999 near Ramallah — petitioned the court to acknowledge their right to the land after its Palestinian owners brought the case to the Supreme Court in 2011.

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