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Mufti's descendents: Shepherd Hotel ours
Ronen Medzini
Published: 10.01.11, 20:21
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1. Descendants of a Nazi war criminal
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.10.11)
Why are they even allowed to live in Israel?
2. "... there never was and there never will be a deal between"
eporue ,   europe   (01.10.11)
is he sure, they were the owners of the hotel ? from wikipedia (sheik_jarrah): "The Shepherd Hotel in Sheikh Jarrah was originally a villa built for the Mufti of Jerusalem. The mufti, who never lived in it, transferred property rights to his personal secretary, George Antonius and his wife, Katy." ...later it was taken over by the brits, then the jordanian rule. when did ownership go back to the husseinis ?
3. lets just ignore
pini   (01.10.11)
no one cares about them.
4. DOCUMENTS
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (01.10.11)
The descendants' attorney made the reasonable statement: "The property was given to the family when it was forced to leave Jerusalem for Jordan. There need to be documents and signatures" But I see no indication that the descendants have produced the deeds to the property to prove ownership. Another example of elitism?Jews need cast iron documentation but a Muslim's mere verbal statement should be accepted without question. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
5. If the property did belong to the mufti....
Essie HaKohane ,   Florida, USA   (01.10.11)
...odds are he obtained it through illicit means which means it is not and was never his property.
6. They claim they were awarded a prize by the Jordanians
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.10.11)
Sux that you lost.
7. Husseini : That's it. You're out. Bye-bye.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (01.10.11)
At any rate, he's still a member of the Arab nation.
8. Melodrama
john   (01.10.11)
Quote: "it's not just our people, but the entire world which will lose the chance for peace." Really? The Palestinians have had more "chances for peace" than most. While it takes two to tango, it only takes one to walk away from countless opportunities. The court system is Israel is known for being a system that works - they would not have been against the petition had there been any truth to it. The land was sold.
9. this is going to pop like a putrid blister...
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10. Is there a PA governor in Yerushalayim ?
bruno ,   Portugal   (01.10.11)
I agree with #1's statement. What are these Husseinis doing in Jerusalem ? "Adnan Husseini, the Palestinian-appointed governor of Jerusalem"... I didn't know that such a guy is even allowed to live in Jerusalem... Does he have any diplomatic immunity ? No wonder these guys are very powerful to stir up trouble...
11. If palestinians want peace do they boycott peace talks?
Mike ,   Oxford UK   (01.10.11)
12. sorry dear...no need for another terror state..
Anna M Sedda ,   Italy   (01.10.11)
and palestine does not exist...Jerusalem thank God is capital of Israel...
13. Shepherd Hotel
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (01.10.11)
Any Israeli/Zionist claim to the Shepherd Hotel property is illicit, null, and void. That is because sales of land to Jews in the Holy City are illegal, and because any Jewish claim to, and presence in the entire Holy Land of Palestine from the Jordan to the Mediterranean is itself illegal, as it has been since 135 AD. The world is right to protest this takeover and should start imposing sanctions on the Zionist government immediately.
14. Like father like son
Jennie ,   US/Israel   (01.10.11)
It is pathetic, that this nazi offspring gets the "stage"to lie and claim back the house sold many decades ago to a Jew, making the building a legal property of Israel...Case closed! We have developed a very good vision of peace between palis and Jews, thank you very much! Jerusalem is only for one people-the Jewish people! We will never open it for our enemies...Did you build it? No, you tried many times to destroy it and you have the odesity to claim it as a so-called pali capital alongside Israeli capital? You build your own peaceful infrastructures like your mosks, homes, etc...and learn to make peace among yourselves first....Where ? I am willing to give you Gaza, you can also go back to Jordan, which is really the palestinian designated state, since 1948...Maybe if you promise to behave as human beings, King Abdullah will take you back...
15. Mufti's
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (01.10.11)
A war criminal like the SS General Amin von Husseini lost his right to own property in the land of Israel.
16. decendents Of This nazi arab
Brazen   (01.10.11)
have No business in Israel let alone the Eternal Capitol Of The Jewish/Hewbrew people.
17. Did the mufti buy it with Hitler's money?
Frankie Littlehammer ,   New Herstal, TX, USA   (01.10.11)
Did the mufti buy the place with the money hitler gave him?
18. Palestinians or what ever
David ,   USA/Israel/Egypt   (01.10.11)
Have plenty time to complain, to go to court, to protest, and yak all day. They either don't work or don't need to. They live on donations from their EU friends and the UN who turn them into beggars.They have NO integrity or self esteem.And they think they own the world. what a sad nation
19. Land Registration Office: the documents disappeared
Ray ,   US   (01.10.11)
of course they did!
20. Do you believe everything written in wikipedia?
Rani ,   Troy, MI   (01.10.11)
Everybody can manage to be an author in Wikipedia. This information in Wikipedia is not true and is manipulated for the sake of the new Jewish owner who supposedly bought the property in 1985!
21. the gods
cristian ,   argentina   (01.11.11)
there are not many gods as the egyptians thought but there is not one god as the jews thought either,there are clearly two gods since the beggining of creation fighting for everyone souls the god of love and the god of hate,the god of lie and the god of true,the god of life and the god of death,the god of peace and the god of war ,the god of light and the god of darkness and take care what you think it will be your word,take care what you say it will be your action and take care what you are going to do it will be your destiny,shalom
22. to nr. 1.
sjoerd van der velde ,   hoorn-the netherland   (01.11.11)
the descendants of a parent or of a mother and a father are not responsible/guilty for what that parent or what that mother or/and what that father has/have done/misdone. one generation is not guilty/responsible for what previous generations have misdone/done or do you think otherwise?
23. Zionist leaders also met Hitler!
Nour ,   Palestine   (01.11.11)
Bush's grandfather was also Hitlers banker in the US during the 1930's. Its incredible how selective the Zionist memory is! The Hussainis will get their property back PERIOID.
24. yney is a mouthpiece for arab propaganda
Julie ,   Israel   (01.11.11)
Why on earth would a Newspaper in Israel print such trash that is one-sided and spouts the out and out lies of the enemy?
25. Hillary Clinton is NOT a friend of Israel
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.11.11)
but a friend of the enemys of Israel... She spoke of the "peace" process and meant the process of the destruction of the Jewish state...she is as worse as her boss...!!!
26. #10 - why doesn't Israel appoint a governor of Beirut?
William ,   Israel   (01.11.11)
If the PA can appoint governors to land that isn't even their's and resides in another country, why can't Israel? I'd like to be Supreme Governor of the Southern Levant. Has a nice ring to it.
27. #20 - funny, most pro-Pally accusations....
William ,   Israel   (01.11.11)
are usually based on wikipedia entries.
28. #22 - either way, property belonged to Grand Mufti Husseini
William ,   Israel   (01.11.11)
and so did his war crimes, as well as the consequences for his actions. Unless the Husseini family wants to also own the Mufti's mis-deeds, they cannot claim his wealth which was forfeited by his actions. Interesting that you mentioned "descendants are not responsible for the guilt of a parent/generation before them"....because equally, today's "refugees" do not have a valid claim as did their grandparents from 1948...and even their claim is suspect.
29. NO PROOF they own this property
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.11.11)
No deeds, no documents, nothing. Just because they say so. Tough.
30. #22 Are the children guilty of the father's sins?
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.11.11)
Yes they are, if they also commit the father's same sins. And obviously the Husseini clan is very proud of their patriarch's associations and sympathies.
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