CIVILNET.AM
14 Dec, 2021 07:12
Ambassador Manuel Hassassian, a veteran Palestinian diplomat, is urging authorities in Armenia to intervene in the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s decision to lease its land in the old city to an Australian-Israeli businessman. The lease agreement is for 99 years and the land will be used to build a luxury hotel. Ambassador Hassassian discusses the importance of this land, the concerns of the Palestinian and Jordanian authorities, and why this could lead to the extinction of the Armenian community in Jerusalem.
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