In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source

Ilan Ben Zion
Graffiti on a wall in Arabic and Hebrew reads, "Jaffa is not for sale," in the predominantly Arab part of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Historic Jaffa's rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the city’s rapid transformation into a bastion for Israel’s ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 28, 2021 - 6:10 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel - A turreted former Catholic girl's school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner, a historic ex-convent is now a five-star hotel. Across the street, the glittering towers of the Andromeda Hill luxury residences overlook the Mediterranean.

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