Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Chapter One: Palestine 1948 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 9 . . . A. Use of force . . . . . . 1. Organized Violence Pre-Creation of Israel . . . . . . 2. The 1948 Nakba . . . B. Israeli Legislation: from Manipulated Previous Legislations to New Land Laws . . . . . . 1. Manipulation of Previous Legislations . . . . . . 2. The Absentee Property Law and Subsequent Legislation . . . C. Restriction on Use and Access . . . . . . 1. The Naqab Desert’s Unrecognized Villages . . . . . . 2. Natural Parks and Reserves 11 Chapter Two: 1967 West Bank 11 12 12 13 14 14 16 18 19 20 20 . . . A. Use of Force . . . . . . 1. 1967 Occupation/Land Confiscation . . . . . . 2. Settler Violence . . . B. Israeli Legislation Through Military Orders . . . . . . 1. Absentee Property Law . . . . . . 2. Manipulative Designation: State Land, Nature Reserves . . . . . . 3. Closed Military Zones to Implant Israeli Jewish Population . . . C. Restriction on Use and Access . . . . . . 1. The Wall . . . . . . 2. Seam Zones . . . . . . 3. Bypass Roads 22 Chapter Three: Jerusalem 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 . . . A. Use of Force . . . . . . 1. 1948: Palestinian Properties in West Jerusalem . . . . . . 2. 1967: Six Day War and Occupation . . . B. Israeli Legislation . . . . . . 1. Annexation Decree: Jerusalem Basic Law . . . . . . 2. Hindrance of Land Registration and Absentee Property Law . . . C. Restrictions on Use and Access Through Urban Planning Discriminatory Policies . . . . . . 1. Zoning and Planning . . . . . . 2. Home Demolitions 31 Conclusion