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Originally Posted by Fuzz
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/...h-settler-says
https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/...-jerusalem.pdf
So essentially the Israeli courts are cool to authorize and enforce war crimes. This is a great background, and if any lawyers want to read section 4, it explains what laws are being broken, and how the Geneva Conventions prevent legally taking land through war, it can only be done with a peace treaty. Which is why shrugging your shoulders and saying countries have done this for millennia no longer applies. For anyone interested in the history, this looks to be a good neutral document well supported with references.
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They don't own the homes.
The courts determined that the land was owned by Jews. When Jordan invaded and occupied East Jerusalem, they forcibly removed all Jews and took all their land. The land was given to wealthy Jordanian landlords, but occupied by Palestinians.
When Israel regained control of the land, they returned ownership to the Jewish residents, who made a deal with the occupying Palestinians, that they could stay as long as they paid rent. Over seventy years later they stopped paying rent, and the owners sought to evict.
This started a decades long court case. The Palestinians argued that Israel could not enforce it's laws there, and the Jordanian confiscations should stand.
Do you not know the details or just choose to leave them out?