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Israeli Land Grab and Forced Population Transfer of Palestinians
two days providing them with tools to understand Israeli land grab and forced
population transfer policies, ways to document these practices and the means to
advocate against them.
Finally, BADIL established an online information hub, titled BADIL’s Ongoing
Nakba Education Center, to collate testimonies and data on ongoing Israeli policies
to transfer and dispossess Palestinian communities. The online information hub
enables new presentation formats, in addition to the brochures, Handbook and
training of a small group of youths, expanding BADIL’s reach to communities and
audiences worldwide. The online hub serves the dual role of education and advocacy
(ongoingnakba.org).
Methodology
This Handbook is the product of a multilayered effort from various sources of
information. Our research methodology combined desk research, field research and
interviews with practitioners. Desk researchers worked on the history of the legal
system related to issues we cover in the Handbook, including research into Israeli
court rulings and laws, as well as military orders.
Field researchers met Palestinian individuals who have experienced or are in the
process of defending their properties in Israeli courts. More than 70 affected people
were interviewed for this project. Collected data was recorded and analyzed vis-àvis the theoretical background collated by desk researchers. Field researchers also
interviewed representatives of Palestinian municipalities trying to better understand
the bigger picture regarding Israeli policies of land grab and forced population
transfer in their respective areas. Excerpts, examples and helpful advice from field
interviews were integrated into the text of the Handbook in order to elaborate on
some of the legal issues through case study. Our intention is to orient the material of
this Handbook towards maximum accessibility to all readers, even those who have
no legal education. To this end, we made an effort to simplify the language and avoid
jargon wherever possible.
A third and enriching source of information for the Handbook were the consultations
with lawyers and human rights organizations who generously contributed from
their technical knowledge and practical knowhow. Interviewed lawyers, some of
whom have many years of work experience dealing with the issues covered in
the Handbook, provided explanations, advice and recommendations on the best
means to address a wide spectrum of problems and scenarios. However, as we have
already stated, this Handbook cannot replace the services of a professional lawyer.
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