The Oldest Land Grab, Rebranded
NPR reports Israel will begin a 'contentious land regulation process' in the occupied West Bank, potentially granting it control over significant tracts. This is presented as a novel administrative decision, a current event to be debated. Yet, this isn't new. The 1967 Allon Plan, for instance, outlined similar ambitions to annex vast portions of the West Bank, particularly the Jordan Valley.
Later, the 1979 Begin government established a 'land registration' committee, designed to identify and declare 'state lands' in the occupied territories, effectively seizing nearly a million dunams by 2000. Each instance was framed as a legal or security imperative, masking a consistent geopolitical objective. Mainstream narratives conveniently omit this documented history. They present each new
Israeli move as an isolated incident, rather than part of a continuous, deliberate strategy of expansion. While the world discusses 'two-state solutions,' the physical reality on the ground, shaped by these incremental 'regulations,' steadily eliminates any viable Palestinian sovereignty. A 2022 UN report noted that 37% of Area C land has already been unilaterally declared 'state land' by Israel.
This current 'regulation' then, is not an anomaly. It is the continuation of a meticulously executed project, consistently using bureaucratic euphemisms to justify illegal appropriation. To understand the present, one must acknowledge the past, and recognize the language used to normalize such actions. 🔔 Don't let the algorithm bury this. Follow @The_Piaz on X, join us on Telegram , and share