Contents Introduction ......................................................1 Methodology ................................................ 4 Historical Background ........................................ 5 Closing Remarks ............................................ 20 Chapter One: Land Confiscation West Bank, Area C ............................................... 25 Categories of Land .......................................... 26 Land Registration ........................................... 31 Land Seizure ................................................ 34 East Jerusalem .................................................. 46 Master Plan ................................................ 46 Confiscation for Public Purposes ............................... 47 Absentee Property Law ........................................50 Chapter Two: Restrictions on Use and Access West Bank, Area C ................................................57 Annexation Wall .............................................58 Seam Zones .................................................62 Jordan Valley and Dead Sea ....................................64 Closed Military Zones ........................................66 Nature Reserves and National Parks .............................70 Colonies and the ‘Prior Coordination’ Regime ......................73 East Jerusalem .................................................. 74 National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites, Memorial Sites .... 76 Gaza Strip ...................................................... 78 Land-Buffer Zone ........................................... 79 Naval-Buffer Zone .......................................... 80