Introduction 3 Moreover, a better understanding of legal aspects should enable Palestinians to follow and engage with the work of their lawyers. On another target level, we intend for this Handbook to inform and support official Palestinian institutions and bodies that should be involved in preventing forced population transfer. They include Palestinian municipalities and popular committees. Ultimately, the Handbook aims to help defend Palestinian property and promote a continued Palestinian presence in their homeland. Institutions are integral for mobilizing popular visions of resistance. 2. The second objective of this Handbook falls within BADIL’s most familiar work analyzing Israeli human rights violations and crimes against Palestinians from the view point of international law. Our rights-based approach is an advocacy tool for preserving the rights of affected Palestinians – primarily refugees. The Handbook exposes Israeli crimes against Palestinians simply by illustrating the Israeli legal system concerning land issues in the occupied Palestinian territory. The objectives of this Handbook are two sides of one coin. To clarify the link between the two objectives we first need to understand the ideological history of forcible displacement of Palestinians and the legal tools utilized to achieve that result. We aim to present such a clarification in this chapter. In the first section, we will reiterate the basic facts regarding Palestinian displacement. The following section will provide a history of Israeli laws and regulations that have served to implement Palestinian displacement. The facts and understandings are foundational by laying out a legal context that should explain the ideological rationale behind the various institutions and legislations we will address in later chapters of this Handbook. After laying these foundations, we will elaborate on the Handbook and how to best utilize it. The Handbook is one part of a larger project serving the objectives of increasing Palestinian resilience to forced population transfer through raising awareness and education, as well as generating popular initiatives. BADIL sought to achieve these objectives by addressing different audiences and tailoring our activities according to their particular needs. For example, BADIL produced brochures to be distributed in large numbers among Palestinian communities and municipalities. The brochures include succinct information and advice on various legal topics related to land grab and forced population transfer. Moreover, BADIL provided training materials suited for the younger generations. Ten training groups were set up in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Groups of Palestinian youth attended each training session lasting