


In a First, Palestinians Challenge Israelās Settlement Enterpriseāin a US Court
Settlers
established Ofra in 1975, and it is partially built on land confiscated from the Palestinian village of Ein Yabroud. According to the CCRās claim, Ziad Alwan, who was born in Ein Yabroud in 1969 but now lives in Chicago, cannot rent the Ofra property because he is Palestinian; he cannot set foot in it, even though his family is the rightful owner of the farmland that settlers and Airbnb are now profiting from. He holds the title deed for the land, which is listed under his fatherās name and registered by the Israel Land Registry.
In a First, Palestinians Challenge Israelās Settlement Enterpriseāin a US Court
Pitty, I thought maybe this time they"ll finally bring up an Ottoman deed,
which they always threaten when filing a case in foreign courts but never provide, because they know it will create a precedent revealing all Jewish deeds as well - there's a reason for their hiding.
They can keep intimidating companies by making noise in the media, but what they don't reveal is that Israel doesn't issue land deeds, but rather
lease deeds for up to 50 years, which can also be reversed.
What you don't understand is that by attempting to create a precedent, they also automatically give legal recognition of Israel as the sole authority in that land.
So the question remains, as with much of these cases - is intimidation of a company in the long run, strategically worth their recognition of the Israeli authority?
Israeli tourism has been reaching new records each year in the last decade,
Airbnb is a new company, that is not responsible for even 5% of it...so if this is the victory they're seeking, it's no wonder BDS-holes still don't realize how they literally boost Israeli economy with such coverage, and especially in Judea Samaria.