Q&A: Demolition of the Mughrabi Quarter for the Western Wall Plaza
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Demolition of the Mughrabi Quarter for the Western Wall Plaza
Question
Do you see the destruction and demolition of the Mughrabi Quarter for the sake of expanding the Western Wall Plaza (at the time it was a tiny alley) as justified and proper?
Is there such a thing as “collective considerations” by which a person’s ownership of his home can be expropriated for a “greater need” that is not a matter of saving lives, and if so, is this case one of them?
I have a feeling that today this would not come close to passing Supreme Court review, if a petition had been filed to prevent the demolition of the neighborhood.
Answer
Why not? How is this different from expropriation for the sake of a road? I assume it would also have passed Supreme Court review easily.