The quiet conquest of the West Bank and the death of the Oslo Accords

"Through a new land registration drive, Israel is trying to secure through paperwork what warfare alone has failed to deliver. Israel always had a plan to annex more land in the occupied West Bank, and its actions prove it. This week, the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to claim Palestinian lands in the West Bank as state land. The proposal, pushed by far-right Israeli leaders, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defence Minister Israel Katz, emphasises Israeli supremacy over Palestinians."

"The Israeli government has created 35 new positions and allocated 244.1 million shekels (nearly $79m) for the land registration project from 2026 to 2030. The process outlined in the proposal is not new in itself. It is a process that has been frozen since 1967, and the most recent resumption is a continuation of Israel's longstanding plan to take over Palestinian lands."

"While Israel suspended the land registration process in 1967, it did not suspend its practices of ethnic cleansing, colonial violence and de facto land annexation. For Palestinians, this decision does not mark a new escalation but a solidification of the Israeli presence in the West Bank. While it may seem like mere paperwork, it is actually a milestone in Israel's gradual takeover of the West Bank, the last remaining territorial obstacle to the completion of Israel's colonial project in Palestine."

The Israeli cabinet approved a plan to claim Palestinian lands in the West Bank as state land. The proposal was pushed by far-right Israeli leaders including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The government created 35 new positions and allocated 244.1 million shekels for the land registration project from 2026 to 2030. The land registration process was frozen since 1967 and its resumption continues a longstanding plan to take over Palestinian lands. Israel maintained practices of ethnic cleansing, colonial violence and de facto land annexation despite suspending registration. Land registration targets Area C, which constitutes more than 62 percent of the West Bank.

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