Current sectionIsrael NewsThe municipality claims that the decision, which regards two Jaffa neighborhoods, is intended 'to adapt to reality,' but residents fear it will push some of them out: 'People will not be able to bear this burden; others will come in their place and change the character of the neighborhood'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe09:21 PM • July 24 2026 IDTThe Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality plans to sharply raise municipal property taxes in two Jaffa neighborhoods, moving more than 1,300 properties into the city's highest tax category and sparking concerns among residents and urban experts that rising costs could accelerate gentrification in areas already undergoing rapid change.CommentsIn the NewsJaffa Residents Face Municipal Tax Hikes Amid Gentrification ConcernsAs It Sinks Deep Into West Bank, the IDF Launches a Greater Israel Unit PatchSnake in Brazil 80 Million Years Ago Lived in Burrow, to Surprise of ScienceNetanyahu Vows to Turn Israel Into an AI Superpower, but Can He?After October 7, Many Wrote Off the DSA. Then It Started WinningRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'