By Meron Rapoport: Israel demanding right to buy Greek Orthodox church property
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Title: Greek Orthodox property Name: Lebanese Admirer City: Beit Jala State: Palestine
How does the church come to own such large amounts of property? Because members of its congregation over decades have been encouraged to will their property to the church when they died. Rather far sighted at the time, as this was intended to keep the property not only belonging to the church, but also to the Palestinian community.