Today, the Israel Land Fund--a right-wing Jewish organization--said they are coordinating the purchase of several properties in Jordan, according to a report from al-Arabiya.
According to Arieh King, the Fund's chair:
"We are trying to bring Jews from European countries to purchase property which we locate in Jordan," King said, since Jordan's authorities would not allow Israeli citizens to buy property there.
Previously, this offense would have been punishable by death. And while this is still illegal, Jordan has lightened the punishment since signing a peace treaty with Israel.
King went on to say:
"There are thousands of Jewish properties in Jordan which were purchased during the Ottoman era and under the British mandate" which ended when Jordan became independent in 1946, King said.
"We have records of the ownership," he added. Jordan sequestered most Jewish-owned land following the creation of the Jewish state in 1948.
Read the full report from al-Arabiya here.
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