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Lifta, an abandoned Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. December 17, 2016.

The city of Jerusalem is planning a major “facelift” for an abandoned Arab village situated on the outskirts of the capital.

Interior of an abandoned home in the former village of Lifta on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

The village of Lifta is sadly neglected, its once-beautiful stone homes empty, with hollow-looking spaces providing ample space for spooky shadows that welcome the photographer’s lens.

Narrow alleyways in abandoned Lifta, on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
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But one can see from the layout of the village and some of the landscaping that still remains that it must have once been a lovely place with plenty of potential to resume its rightful place in the city – and the Jerusalem municipality clearly agrees.

View of the spring in Lifta, an abandoned Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. December 17, 2016.

The city plans to build villas – single-family homes – and a shopping mall in the village. The plans, announced this past week, are in the barest initial stages and will take many months before reaching the stage where bids for actual blueprints can be submitted, let alone construction plans.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.