Israel’s West Bank land registration plan sparks global condemnation
Arab states, Palestinians, and critics warn policy accelerates annexation and entrenches occupation of Palestinian territory
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — Israel’s government has approved a controversial process to register land in the occupied West Bank, triggering outrage from Arab nations, Palestinian authorities, and rights groups who say the move amounts to a large-scale land seizure and a step toward formal annexation.
Israeli officials framed the policy as a technical legal measure to clarify land ownership and resolve disputes, but independent observers dismissed the justification as a pretext for expanding control over occupied territory and undermining Palestinian sovereignty.
Egypt, Qatar, and Jordan condemned the decision as a violation of international law, warning it represents a dangerous escalation intended to consolidate Israeli dominance over Palestinian land.
Palestinian authorities urged urgent international intervention, warning the move marks the de facto beginning of annexation and threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.
Israeli watchdog groups also denounced the policy as a massive land grab, noting that land registration in the West Bank had been frozen since 1967, when Israel occupied the territory during the Middle East war.
Israeli media reported the registration process will be limited to Area C, which constitutes about 60% of the West Bank and remains under full Israeli military and administrative control.
The decision follows additional measures approved by Israel’s security cabinet, including allowing Israeli settlers to purchase land directly and expanding Israeli control over religious sites in areas nominally administered by the Palestinian Authority, further eroding the Oslo framework.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers currently live in West Bank settlements considered illegal under international law, while around three million Palestinians live under occupation in the territory viewed as the core of any future Palestinian state.
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