Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel, built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The Petra Hostel, just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, in 1867. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel, built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel, built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The Petra Hostel (1st right), which boasts hosting Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, in 1867 and the New Imperial Hotel (2nd right, distant), built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, which boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The Petra Hostel, just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, in 1867. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel, built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel, built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.

Israeli Court Rejects Church Appeal

The New Imperial Hotel (1st left), built in 1884 just inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate, which boasts hosting Kaiser Wilhem II when he visited Palestine in 1898 and the Petra Hostel (3rd left, distant), which boasts hosting Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, in 1867. Israel's Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate thus approving the sale of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel to the Jewish right wing group Ateret Cohanim, rejecting claims by the Patriarchate that the sale was illegal and the result of fraudulent circumstances and bribes. The ownership dispute began in 2005, rattled the Greek Church and led to the dismissal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus.