The Take: Inside Israel’s Plan to Turn West Bank Land into ‘State Property’

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  A renewed focus on land designation policies in the occupied West Bank has brought attention to Israel’s long-standing mechanism of declaring certain areas as “state land.” The policy, rooted in a complex mix of Ottoman-era laws, British Mandate regulations, and Israeli military orders, has become central to debates over settlement expansion, Palestinian land rights, and the future of a two-state solution. As tensions persist across the territory, the issue of land classification is once again at the forefront of political discussion, drawing scrutiny from legal experts, human rights groups, and international actors. What Does “State Property” Mean? Under Israeli administration, land in the West Bank can be designated as “state land” if it is determined not to be privately owned or continuously cultivated according to specific legal criteria. Israeli authorities argue that such declarations are conducted through formal review processes based on historical land laws, particul...
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Saudi Arabia in talks with US for defence pact: report

According to sources familiar with the situation, the Financial Times reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia and the United States are discussing a defense deal that the two countries hope to sign when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House next month. The Financial Times was informed by a senior official from the Trump administration that there were talks about signing something when the crown prince arrived, but the specifics are still being worked out. The Financial Times reported that the proposed arrangement was comparable to the most recent agreement between the United States and Qatar, in which both parties agreed to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United States. The US agreement with Qatar came after Israel attempted to kill Hamas leaders with an air strike on Doha last month. The FT reported that defense cooperation with the kingdom was a "strong bedrock of our regional strategy," but the US State Department declined to discuss specifics of the potential deal.

A Reuters inquiry regarding the FT report did not receive a response from the Saudi government, the White House, or the US State Department. A historic mutual defense agreement was signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last month. It states that any attack on one state will be considered an attack on the other. At the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman signed the agreement. The agreement's timing, following an Arab summit in the wake of Israel's attack on Qatar and indicating a shift toward collective security, suggests that it is rooted in current global affairs and reflects the defense concerns of both nations. In addition, it occurred just a few months after the deadly conflict that erupted between India and Pakistan in May and the 12-day war that Iran and Israel fought in June. 

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