Summary
The body which, in Salman Abu Sitta’s chapter in For Palestine, manages the land confiscated from Palestinian refugees after it was taken by the Custodian of Absentee Property and turned over to the Development Authority, and which “today controls 92.6% of Israel’s area, which is essentially Palestinian property” (For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, PDF p.38).
Details
- Abu Sitta describes the chain — Custodian of Absentee Property, Development Authority, Israel Land Administration — as the mechanism by which the land of refugees declared “absent”, and of Present Absentees who remained, was confiscated and restricted for the benefit of Jews only (For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, PDF p.38-39).
Related pages
For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, Salman Abu Sitta, Present Absentees, Absentee Property Law