The purge of Palestinian civilians during the founding of Israel left a lot of empty, Arab-owned housing across the country, owned by a lot refugees who were never to return. The 1948 “Absentees’ Property Law” allowed the state to seize those homes to redistribute to incoming Jews.
Today, the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the law can be applied to occupied East Jerusalem, allowing the Israeli government to seize the property of Palestinian owners if they live in the occupied West Bank.
The judges on the panel urged the law to be rarely used, but said there could be situations where the homes of Arabs could be seized outright if they live in “Judea and Samaria,” with the approval of the Attorney General.
Rights groups complain the law is over-broad and selectively enforced to benefit far-right factions. They noted that in the wake of the Six Day War, a number of west Jerusalem homes were seized from Palestinians who hadn’t actually moved simply because the boundaries of the city were redrawn, and they were suddenly ruled to live outside of the city.
In theory, they warn, the government could just as easily apply this same law to Israeli military conscripts, shipping them off to the occupied territories and then seizing their homes on the grounds that they are abroad.
lebensraum for ze master race!
From Bill Clinton to Tony Blair to Barack Hussein Obama phony and fake democracy regarding Palestinians rights, to present Saudis-wahabbis in bed with Israeli apartheid regime the idea never been about Palestinians rights but rather USG and European, including the English to expend the state sponsored terrorism Saudi-wahabbis and Israel apartheid regime by stealing Palestinians lands, homes and identity as a nation, The western policy toward Israel is for Israel to be the master slaving Palestinians and for state sponsored terrorism Saudi Arabia-wahabbis and their fake and phony "Arab nationalism" to expend their islamic fascism as a stone aged caliphat regime in the region.
You want for Isis to be defeated, stop supporting GCC and Saudis criminals, phony and fake Islamic regime, their international, religious, political and economical deceptions and fraud starts long before 1960s, you want for Israel to stop stealing Palestinians lands then stop buying their goods and start boycotting the regime.
Just remember that Judges were on the War Crimes List at Nuremberg!
Why not seize the unoccupied investment apartments made by the Jewish diaspora? After all, zionism is not racism just a surely as pigs fly..
Jews believe "Thou shalt not steal",
Zionists are not held back by this silliness.
So the Israeli courts decide that land theft is OK as long as the thieves are Zionists and the victims are Palestinians. Are there any Israeli apologists out there that can possibly defend such a ruling?
Pest – don't you read these blogs? Gird your loins and step forward into battle, son.
The Nazis used similar perversions of the law. Zionists learned well to copy Nazi methods.
Took the words right out of my mouth Thanks
Israel is a BULLY country. I feel sick to my stomach to realize what Israel is.
god gave us this land
Yeah, and "God" signed over to me the titles for your house and car, so kindly pull over and pack your junk. I am still waiting on my request to your bank account, but I am confident.