It is a Militarized Zone, granted. I would not want to be there when the shit hits the fan. Seems like an Instant Karma thing from where I sit. The land was taken by the Government without consent, payment, or compensation, or due process. It is being currently used by private individuals without the permission of the legal owners. I would not look at is a borrowed land. Show me where Righteousness has a place in this equation. I don't see it. Show the due process.
if its a closed military zone, why are civilians being allowed to farm it?
I'll tell you exactly why.
Because according to international law, an occupying power has the legal right to confiscate private property in occupied territory for security & military purposes.
this is how much of the Israeli settlements were confiscated from Arab private-property owners.
Israel then goes ahead and lets settlers live in these closed military zones, and then declares them civilian housing once the work is done.
but when asked to justify taking the land and not paying rent to the actual Arab owners, they revert to the legal basis of "its a closed military zone for security purposes". This exact argument has been represented by Rocco, who calls this a "security" situation...even though he knows full well that farmers have no relation to security.
this is the disgusting essense of Israeli land-theft in the West Bank.
a good 30% of the settlements are built on land that was confiscated in this very fashion.
THIS is why people hate Israel.