Access Denied: Palestinian Access To Land In Israel; Author: Hussein, Hussein Abu; Joint Author: Mckay, Fiona; Paperback

Author: Hussein, Hussein Abu; Joint Author: Mckay, Fiona
Paperback; Maps, Glossary, Notes, Tables, Bibliography, Index
256 pages
Published: February 2003
Zed Books
ISBN: 184277123X

This book examines how Israeli land policy today inhibits access to land for its own Arab citizens even within the 1948 boundaries of the state of Israel. Its authors explore the system of land ownership, the acquisition and administration of public land, and the control of land use through planning and housing regulations. They argue that the law is used to discriminate against non-Jewish citizens and restrict Israeli Palestinians' access to land, and that Israeli land policies breach international human rights standards which could be used as a basis to challenge discriminatory policies.An original field study of how Palestinian citizens of Israel are restricted in their access to land. This work examines how Israeli land policy inhibits access to land for Arab citizens within the 1948 boundaries of the state of Israel. It examines the system of land ownership, the acquisition and administration of public land and the control of land use through planning and housing regulations.