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“Our farm is 3.2 hectares and my grandfather farmed it from 1922 until 1954 when my father took it over and then when my father died in 1984, I began farming the land. We grow mainly vegetables which we sell locally in Palestine, ” said Mr Taneeb, speaking through an interpreter.
Visiting Palestinians believe Israel’s goal ‘is to uproot us from our land’
Anyone can say anything.
You need evidence. I've looked at how the land ownership in Israel works. People that can provide documentation of their purchase and ownership of the land, are given property rights under Israeli law. I have watched videos of courts giving documentation of land ownership, issuing legal rights to anyone, that includes Muslims, Christians, Jordanians, Palestinians, even Egyptians.
Anyone can say "My grandfather farmed it from 1922". Great. Did he own it? Maybe you don't know the history, but tons of Jews were slaughtered in the riots and uprisings across Israel all during the early 1920s. Specifically, Jewish farming settlements were attacked during 1922. So this idea that "Well my grandfather was farming it in 1922", doesn't mean much if he stole it from murdered Jews.
If he really was farming the land, that he owned, then he should have a certificate of ownership issued by the British. The Israelis will honors any certificate of ownership issued by the Brits. Present that legal document in Israeli court, and they will be issued property rights to the land.
Otherwise, no. And nor should they get the land.
You make an excellent point. Farming on stolen land does not constitute ownership.