Original sentence: " They also perceived that Baha'i as exerting power over the residents, in some cases with the help of the courts, to induce them to sell their apartments.According to one interviewee, “they purchased land by force... and they came and practically forced people to sell, using temptation (money).Some interviewees associated with local groups stated that they “may have been” forced to sell, whereas others said so with certainty.Some regarded Haifa as “a city that became sacred as a result of the slightly strange and mysterious Baha'i religion".” According to another interviewee, also associated with local groups, “the Baha'i purchased apartments from the residents by exerting force and pressure on them to sell.” In their account of the events, interviewees also used words expressing power and aggressiveness, such as “theft,” “stealing,” “taking over,” and “destroying