‘Dangerous colonial occupation’: Israel’s digital West Bank land register
Summary
Israel has started a digital system to register land ownership in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinian authorities say threatens their land rights. Palestinian groups are urging people not to cooperate with Israeli land registration efforts and are calling on the international community to intervene.Key Facts
- Israel launched an online “Land Registry and Settlement of Rights” platform to update property ownership in the West Bank.
- Palestinian authorities describe this as a dangerous step that violates Palestinian historical and legal claims to their land.
- The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate and the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC) have called on Palestinians to avoid engaging with Israeli land registration efforts.
- The Israeli Security Cabinet began an aggressive plan in May 2025 to fully register West Bank lands under Israeli control.
- Israel’s parliament approved a symbolic measure in July 2025 calling for annexation of the West Bank.
- Registration started in February 2026 for about 58% of Area C, the part of West Bank under full Israeli control.
- The Israeli Land Registry now manages property rights, sales permits, and fees in Area C.
- There are around 700,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem; settlement expansion and settler violence have increased since October 2023.
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