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Israel Gives Russia Ownership of Jerusalem Property
[Jerusalem Post] Herb Keinon, Dan Izenberg, and Ehud Zion Waldoks - The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved transfer of ownership of Sergei's Courtyard, part of the Russian Compound in downtown Jerusalem, to the Russian government. The property currently houses the Agriculture Ministry and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. The decision ends years of negotiations between Moscow and Jerusalem. The site was built in 1890 to accommodate Russian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land and was named after Tsar Alexander II's son, Sergei Alexandrovich. Israel acquired some 90% of the Russian Compound in 1964, paying the former Soviet Union $3.5 million.