US EditionPalestinians Fear Israel West Bank Land Rule Change Will Establish Annexation
The Israeli cabinet's new rules ease property purchases for Israeli Jews and transfer building permit control, raising fears of de facto annexation, with over 1,100 West Bank fatalities since October 2023.
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Israel just started legalizing its annexation of the West Bank. Here’s what that means.
This story originally appeared in Mondoweiss on Feb. 11, 2026. It is shared here with permission. Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank exists in all but name, since a state of de facto annexation was being established on the ground even though the West Bank was still regarded as legally separate. That cha…
Palestinians fear Israel West Bank land rule change will establish annexation
Israeli government moves to change rules around land registration in the West Bank, making it easier for Israeli Jews to buy property in the illegally occupied territory, are raising alarm among Palestinians, fearful that the new rules will establish de facto Israeli annexation.
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Global Diaspora NewsThe change of laws to facilitate the acquisition of land by Israeli authorities and private individuals will further strengthen the control and integration of the occupied West Bank into Israel, which would violate the occupation law.
"Israel continues to be an occupying power in Cis Jordan and, as such, is contrary to international law to build colonies in this region," said a spokesman from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a press conference, referring to the new measures approved by the Israeli security office that facilitate the purchase of land by Israeli settlers. Germany is considered Israel's largest allies in Europe. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a…
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