Israeli plan to register West Bank land as 'state property' null and void: Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : " Earlier Sunday, the Israeli government approved a proposal to register vast swathes of the occupied West Bank as "state property," the first such measure since Israel occupied the territory in 1967.
50% : The accord limits land registration by the Palestinian Authority to Areas A and B while prohibiting it in Area C. The latest move was part of a series of measures approved by Israel's Security Cabinet last week aimed at expanding illegal settlement building and increasing Tel Aviv's control of the occupied West Bank.
49% : Israel has intensified operations in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since launching its military campaign in Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023.
41% : The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday condemned Israel's decision to register large parts of the occupied West Bank as "state property," calling it a null and void step toward annexation and settlement expansion.
39% : " It also cited the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which found Israel's occupation unlawful.
38% : According to Israeli media, the measures include repealing a law that barred the sale of land in the West Bank to illegal Israeli settlers, unsealing land ownership records, and shifting authority for building permits in a settlement bloc near Hebron from a Palestinian municipality to Israel's civil administration.
33% : In a landmark opinion in July 2024, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
23% : The ministry said the decision is in "clear contradiction with United Nations resolutions, foremost among them UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which affirmed the illegality of settlements in all of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.
19% : The ministry said the move violates international law and UN resolutions, including United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.

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