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Groups Petition to Overturn Yeshiva Dormitory Approval in Jerusalem

8/13/2026

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Ir Amim, the Sheikh Jarrah Welfare Association and the Umm Lison Women’s Association have petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to overturn a yeshiva-dormitory approval and to freeze the plan pending a ruling.
The one-acre site on Pierre van Paassen Street is state-owned and was previously earmarked for public use.
Petitioners cite East Jerusalem’s shortage of roughly 2,000 classrooms and note the plan’s language was broadened to “religion and culture.”

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Story summary

Ir Amim, the Sheikh Jarrah Welfare Association and the Umm Lison Women’s Association have petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to overturn a yeshiva-dormitory approval and to freeze the plan pending a ruling.
The one-acre site on Pierre van Paassen Street is state-owned and was previously earmarked for public use.
Petitioners cite East Jerusalem’s shortage of roughly 2,000 classrooms and note the plan’s language was broadened to “religion and culture.”