Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Rights groups say the planned 1. 4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned.
Rights groups say the planned 1. 4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned.
Source: The Guardian — Middle East. Follow the original report for the latest details.
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