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Declarations of State Land Unregistered Land, Hilltops and the 50% Rule (Sinjil). The Pattern of Settlement Ariel / Marda.
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Declarations of State LandUnregistered Land, Hilltops and the 50% Rule (Sinjil)
“When we built Ariel we never took one square inch of land from anybody. This land didn’t belong to anyone; it was empty. Show me the document that says it belonged to them [Palestinians].” Ron Nahman Mayor of Ariel Author Interview (2005) Empty Land?
“In 1978 when they built Ariel, they took 20 dunums of land from me. My land was on that hillside where I had 100 olive trees. That was theft.” Ahmad Mohammed I. (author interview 2005) Empty Land?
ISRAELI SETTLEMENT POPULATION 1972 1977 1986 1991 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WB 800 4323 55,69095,165 406,302 EJ 6900 30,300 103,900137,400 300,000* GAZA 700 740 2150 3900 0 Total 8400 38,323 161,740 236,465 706,302 * Estimate http://fmep.org/issues/settlements/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160219-israeli-report-more-than-400000-settlers-in-west-bank/
Israeli Settlement / 1948 – 1999Where is the Palestinian State?