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Court stops demolition of eastern Jerusalem homes

The Jerusalem District Court blocked the demolition of Palestinian homes in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood. The court ruled Wednesday that 22 illegal homes in the al-Bustan neighborhood that are set for demolition to make way for a building, recreation and tourism plan called The King\’s Garden cannot be razed until plans are approved for the park.

Court upholds agunah’s right to damages

A Tel Aviv court upheld the right of women denied a religious divorce by their husbands to sue for damages. The District Court ruled that an Israeli woman who has been refused a religious divorce, or get, by her husband for the past 16 years has the right to receive nearly $200,000 from him in damages that had been awarded by a family court, The Jerusalem Post reported.

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