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March 23, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_russia

Israel Hands Russia Ownership of Jerusalem Site

(AP) Israel is handing back ownership of a czarist-era landmark in the heart of Jerusalem to Russia. The property known as Sergei's Courtyard is part of the Russian Compound, most of which Israel bought from the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. The return of ownership appeared to be a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit Thursday to Russia, where he is expected to urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and to support efforts to keep Iran's nuclear ambitions in check.

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