Public Safety Minister Gilad Erdan issued an order Tuesday morning to close the Palestinian Authority Mapping Office in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina for six months.
According to information obtained by the Jerusalem police, the office registered, managed and monitored Arab land in eastern Jerusalem as it related to changes carried out by Israel, presented as "land theft" by the Israeli government. It was also discovered that the agency sends the security services in Ramallah the names of people who wish to sell land and houses in the area, and if there is suspicion of forgery or intention to sell a house or land to the Jews, an investigation is opened on behalf of the PA.