Rights group welcomes court victory for 1948 village (Lifta)
On Monday, an Israeli court upheld a petition to stop the sale of Lifta village land and property to private companies.
The petition was submitted over a year ago by lawyer Samir Irshad in the name of the people of Lifta who were expelled in 1948.
Israel's land administration had planned to sell the land to private companies in order to build housing units. The petition urged that the public bid be canceled.
"Today was a victory for the refugees of Lifta village who successfully prevented the sale of their lands and homes," Irshad said in a statement on Monday.
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