Prime minister: Gov't has no connection to Shepherd Hotel demolition
Following the condemnation of the Shepherd Hotel in east Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, the Prime Minister's Office published an announcement in which it stated that "the Israeli government had no connection to the events. The Israeli government cannot be expected to forbid Jews from purchasing private property in Jerusalem."
The announcement also noted that "just as Jerusalem's Arab residents are allowed to purchase or rent property in neighborhoods with a Jewish majority, so Jews may purchase or rent property in neighborhoods with an Arab majority." (Attila Somfalvi)
