tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post6160547858708842419..comments2024-03-29T14:19:30.130+03:00Comments on My Right Word: A Matter of Land OwnershipYMedadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post-68047608091697181832008-05-29T06:38:00.000+03:002008-05-29T06:38:00.000+03:00About land grabs by Israel:"Until about 1977 such ...About land grabs by Israel:<BR/><BR/><I>"Until about 1977 such seizures were mainly justified by citing security reasons. A military commander would spell out such reasons in an affidavit and the defence minister would back it up with a statement of his own. This way of going about things became undesirable mainly because the invocation of such reasons was often patently absurd and also because it could lead into legal hassles. Though challenges were mostly futile (the Israeli Supreme Court took the military declarations at face value) they did entail legal formalities and unwelcome publicity.</I><BR/><BR/>Read more <A HREF="http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/05/make-sure-you-r/comments/page/2/#comment-113312278" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Really fascinating stuff!Peter Drubetskoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463750011872829081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post-73797709701992705282008-05-29T06:28:00.000+03:002008-05-29T06:28:00.000+03:00What's good for the goose is good the gander: App...What's good for the goose is good the gander: <A HREF="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/790934.html" REL="nofollow">Approximately 40 percent of the area of settlements is privately-owned Palestinian land</A>.Peter Drubetskoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463750011872829081noreply@blogger.com