Abandoned Property

Palestinian workers stand in line next to a portion of the separation wall, waiting to cross through the checkpoint in Bethlehem into Israel, November 11, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
New entry law a reminder that Palestinians live in Israel’s prison
The reality in the West Bank is one that resembles a prison, where the prisoners are held for as long as humanly possible. Their release will carry a price — and Israelis are not willing to pay it. The Knesset passed a law Monday night denying entry visas or residency rights to foreign nationals who call for boycotts against Israel or the…
By Noam Sheizaf March 7, 2017
Yemenite Jews walking to a ‘reception camp’ near Aden, 1949. (Photo by Kluger Zoltan/Israel National Archive)
No more lip service: How to retrieve lost Jewish property in Arab countries
The property Jews abandoned across the Middle East has been long used by Israel as a bargaining chip, to offset similar Palestinian claims. If Mizrahi Israelis are serious about claiming it back, it can only be done by bringing the Palestinians on board. By Uri Zaki Israel’s powers that be have been surprisingly attuned recently…
By +972 Magazine August 11, 2016
Yemenite Jews walking to a ‘reception camp’ near Aden, 1949. (Photo by Kluger Zoltan/Israel National Archive)
How Jewish and Palestinian cultural artifacts became Israeli property
A new book looks at the ways in which ancient religious manuscripts belonging to Yemenite Jews, as well as thousands of books owned by Palestinians and Holocaust survivors became part of Israel’s National Library in Jerusalem. By Gish Amit (Translated by Shaked Spier) The book “Ex Libris: History of Robbery, Preservation, and Appropriation in the National…
By Haokets April 25, 2015
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