Court: State can't take East J'lem lands abandoned after 1967 War

[Scurrilous]

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"The Tel Aviv District Court issued on Monday a ground breaking ruling stating that the Absentee Property Law could not be applied to West Bank lands abandoned by Palestinians during the 1967 Six Day War.

The ruling joins General Attorney Menachem Mazuz's decision from February 2005 which rescinded a government decision to apply the law to property in East Jerusalem which is owned by Palestinians who live elsewhere in the West Bank.

Monday's ruling, handed by judge Boaz Okun, meant that the state could not declare Palestinian land which was abandoned following the 1967 war as "land under Israel's effective sovereignty."

The ruling states that declaring lands owned by West Bank Palestinians as "absentee property" was illegal and canceled."

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[Violet_Crumble]

1. It's not a binding ruling...

So I guess this ruling is likely to be ignored? It's interesting to note that the govt decision to apply this law to East Jerusalem property was made by the govt of Sharon, the man who some are intent on beautifying as a wondrous man who wanted nothing more than to reach peace with the Palestinians. These sorts of laws show exactly what his view of Palestinians was...

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[Tom Joad]

2. Many homes are at threat of being demolished in Jerusalem.

These homes are inhabited by their Palestinian owners. I wonder if this ruling will help them.