Yamina MK to Blinken: Jewish people not an 'occupier'

Yamina MK Matan Kahana replied to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's references to the Shimon HaTzaddik neighborhood, contested by Palestinian Arabs.

"Mr. Blinken, Shimon HaTzaddik - which you referred to as Sheikh Jarrah - has been Jewish-owned property since 1876. All our courts have ruled in favor of our presence there. The Jewish people are not an occupying power in our homeland," he said.