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In other words, Palestinians fleeing for their lives became "absentees" with no legal right to land and property Israel wanted to steal.
(2) giving settlers land designated "public" or "state" for environmental, historic or religious reasons.
(3) using Israeli law (denied Palestinians) to pursue alleged Jewish ownership of land or property prior to 1948.
(4) buying land through intermediaries as well as through a process involving threats, deception, false depositions, or forged documentation, complicit courts cheating Palestinian owners.
An earlier article on theft of Palestinian land and property can be accessed through the following link:
What began incrementally has now intensified through forced evictions, at times involving home demolitions and state-sponsored violence. Sheikh Jarrah areas below have been especially affected.
(1) Karm Al Ja'ouni/Tomb Quarter where over 60 Palestinian families have been forced from their homes since late 2008. Evictions followed lost legal disputes over ownership, Jews invariably prevailing over Palestinians. Afterwards, settlers moved in, and according to plans submitted to the Jerusalem Municipality, they'll demolish the entire area for a new settlement, meaning all Arabs will be illegally dispossessed.
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