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The Israeli regime applies distinct policies to Palestinian and Israeli births in similar situations, indicating racial discrimination. Below, we examine the policies applied in various parts of Palestinian territory.
Different Conditions for Those Born Abroad
Palestinians born to refugee parents in another country cannot visit Palestinian territory. They are barred from entering the West Bank, Gaza, and occupied Palestinian areas and cannot return there, as they are deprived of residency rights in Palestine, even if their family lives there. If their family was displaced to another country between 1947 and 1949, they are not eligible for Palestinian citizenship, even if previous generations lived there. They cannot transfer their legal status to their spouse in Palestine, even by marrying a citizen or resident of occupied areas.
However, conditions differ for non-Palestinian Jews whose origins and birthplace are not in this land. They can visit occupied Palestinian areas and most of the West Bank and benefit from travel subsidies to occupied lands! Due to being Jewish, under the Israeli regime’s Law of Return (1950), they have a guaranteed right to live in occupied Palestinian areas. Upon doing so, they receive free flights and other privileges. They can become Israeli citizens under the regime’s Citizenship Law (1952), even if they’ve never set foot in Palestinian soil! After becoming an Israeli citizen, they can transfer legal status and even citizenship to their spouse (unless the spouse is Palestinian).
Different Conditions for Those Born in East Jerusalem
Palestinians born and residing in East Jerusalem are considered residents like foreigners moving to occupied lands, with conditional and revocable status. They can apply for Israeli citizenship, but the Zionist regime is unlikely to approve it. They cannot leave Palestine, and if absent for a long period, their residency may be revoked, leaving them without legal status! If Israeli authorities determine they moved to other West Bank parts and no longer have a “connection” to Jerusalem, they may revoke their residency and change their legal status. These Palestinians cannot easily move to a new home even in East Jerusalem itself. Additionally, obtaining building permits in Palestinian residential areas is practically impossible for them.
But the situation is different for Jewish citizens born and living in Zionist settlements in East Jerusalem. Their legal status in Jerusalem is guaranteed. They can relocate abroad for several years and return without issues. They can move to Israeli settlements in the West Bank without worrying about legal status changes. Additionally, they face no barriers to moving to a new home in East Jerusalem.
Different Conditions for Those Born in the West Bank
Palestinians with Palestinian IDs born in Area C of the West Bank cannot easily enter Jerusalem. They need an Israeli permit, which is rarely issued and usually time-limited. Even with a permit, they face multiple checkpoints, delays, and humiliation! If arrested by Zionists, they are tried in Israeli military courts with a nearly 100% conviction rate or likely held in administrative detention without trial or charges based on secret evidence! Israeli military orders restrict their freedom of expression and protest rights, and violating these vague orders may lead to 10 years in prison! These Palestinians practically cannot build homes in 60% of the West Bank under exclusive Israeli control (Area C). In fact, the regime demolishes their homes more than it grants building permits!
But conditions are completely opposite for Israeli Jewish citizens born in Zionist settlements in the West Bank. They can commute daily via roads designed to bypass Palestinian communities. If arrested by the Zionist regime, they are tried in Israeli civil courts with full judicial rights. They can protest without fear of state repression and must only avoid statements “close to certainty” with intent to “seriously endanger Israeli regime security.” They can build homes in vast West Bank areas allocated by the Israeli regime to Zionist settlements, with plans approved for thousands of homes.
Different Conditions for Those Born in the Negev in Southern Occupied Territories
The Israeli regime does not recognize 35 Palestinian Bedouin communities, preventing 90,000 residents from legally living in their homes. Palestinian citizens of occupied lands born and residing in the Negev nomadic area cannot access basic services. The Israeli regime refuses to connect the Negev to national electricity and water networks and provide services like paved roads, sewage systems, and schools. As the Israeli government seeks to concentrate Bedouins in planned townships, these Palestinians live under constant threat of home demolition. If they wish to relocate to other Palestinian areas, they face many challenges; for example, admission committees in hundreds of small Jewish towns are authorized by law to bar Palestinian citizens from living there!
In contrast, conditions for Israeli Jewish citizens living in Zionist settlements in the Negev differ. The Israeli regime actively pursues development of Jewish communities in this region under the “Judaization of the Negev” policy. The regime has invested billions of shekels (Israeli currency unit) in large infrastructure projects to attract Jewish residents. Additionally, it allocates more land to Jewish communities to encourage them to stay and form families in the Negev. Israeli Jewish citizens in the Negev can easily relocate to a major city or one of hundreds of small Jewish towns across occupied Palestine.
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Resources
A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution.
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