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Palestinians were prevented from returning. They're unable to reclaim stolen property. Israeli law calls it no longer theirs. It does so lawlessly.
The September 1948 Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance said "Any law applying to the whole of the State of Israel" applies as well "to the whole of the area."
It includes "any part of Palestine which the Minister of Defence has defined by proclamation as being held by the Defence Army of Israel."
The March 1950 Absentees' Property Law (ABL) defined them a "person(s) who, at any time during the period between (November 29, 1947) and (May 19, 1948) has ceased to exist (and no longer are) legal owner(s) of any property situated in the area of Israel...."
Subsequent laws shielded Israel from liability for confiscating "abandoned Palestinian land." It included whatever was on it.
The Development Authority (DA) was established as an independent body. It was done to sell, lease, exchange, repair, build, develop and/or cultivate seized property.
Transactions between Jews or Jewish entities alone were allowed. "(U)nder no circumstances" were dispossessed Palestinians allowed to return.
In July 1960, the Israel Land Administration (ILA) was created. It overseas, manages, and distributes 93% of Israeli land.
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