absentee property

Israeli police officers evict the Shamasneh family from thier home following a court order in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, September 5, 2017. (Afif Amireh/Flash90)
Israel evicts Palestinian family from E. J’lem home, allows settlers to take over
After an eight-year lull in evictions, Israeli authorities kick out the Shamanseh family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah. They had been living in the neighborhood for over 50 years. Israeli security forces evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Tuesday morning, the first such eviction in eight years, allowing Israeli…
By Yali Marom September 5, 2017
The Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which was seized under Israel’s Absentee Property Law, is demolished in order to build a Jewish apartment complex, January 9, 2011. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
This isn’t Israel’s first ‘land theft law,’ it won’t be the last
Israel has a long and rich history of using the law to dispossess Palestinians of their land. Anyone willing to see what’s taken place over the past 70 years shouldn’t feign outrage at the latest ‘land theft law.’ Congrats to the Israeli Knesset for passing the settlement “regulation law” (also known as the “normalization law”…
By Orly Noy February 8, 2017
Israel's Supreme Court sits as the High Court of Justice, April 1, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Is Israel’s High Court the enemy of human rights?
As we mark International Human Rights Day, it is worth challenging the myth that Israel’s High Court is the defender of human rights in Israel.  By Noam Rotem When he woke up from his nightmare one morning, Mr. Israeli discovered that the Israeli High Court had turned into a giant insect. Tasked with balancing the…
By +972 Magazine December 11, 2015
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