Jerusalem Municipality Sues Husseini Family for 4.9 Million Shekels Over the Orient House
The municipality claims that the prominent Palestinian family — owners of the building that served the PLO and has been closed since 2001 by government order — did not pay municipal property tax for the…
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The Jerusalem municipality is pursuing a 4.9 million shekel tax debt from the Husseini family for the Orient House, a building that has been closed by government order since 2001. The claim covers unpaid property taxes from 2020 to 2025, adding a financial dimension to a site already frozen by political considerations. The case tests whether municipal enforcement can proceed against a property whose closure is a matter of state policy, and whether the family will contest the debt or the closure itself.