The Palestinian Authority affirms its apartheid land policies PA religious council emphasizes ban on selling land to Jews. Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch May 24, 2022
Time to put an end to legislated racism You probably wouldn’t guess that today, in the year 2021, a law is enforced by the State of Israel that prohibits Jews from purchasing privately owned property. Naomi Kahn Jan. 4, 2021
PA releases Palestinian American sentenced to life for selling land to Jews Issem Akel was prosecuted for selling an Arab-owned home in Jerusalem to the Ateret Cohanim organization, a yeshivah group that has bought properties in the Muslim quarter of the Old City. Jackson Richman Jan. 21, 2019
New Palestinian legislation requires approval for real estate deals by Arabs with Israeli IDs The recent order is the latest in a series of racist decisions taken by the Palestinian Authority aimed at preventing the sale of property in Judea and Samaria, as well as in eastern Jerusalem, to Jews. Jan. 13, 2019
PA condemns Palestinian American to life sentence in prison for selling land to Jews Issam Akel was arrested and put through a trial, despite the fact that he has U.S. citizenship, an Israeli ID card, and that the U.S. State Department and U.S. Ambassador to Israel demanded his release. Dec. 31, 2018
The Palestinian Authority’s apartheid land laws The prosecution of Palestinians for selling land to Jews is not new and enjoys overwhelming Palestinian support. Maurice Hirsch Dec. 31, 2018
Jerusalem’s Chief Rabbi: Israel has obligation to help free Palestinians imprisoned for selling land to Jews “In the Talmud and Jewish law, we learned that poor non-Jews need to make a living just like poor Jews, and so, too, this is the ruling according to which non-Jewish prisoners should be freed just like Jewish prisoners; it is already known that the commandment to free prisoners is one of the most important commandments,” he wrote. Dec. 19, 2018
Palestinian man murdered in Israel for selling land to Jews Police believe that Ahmed Salameh, 51, was murdered for mediating land sales in Judea and Samaria to Jewish settlers • Unidentified assailants shot him at close range in his car • His father was killed 30 years ago under similar circumstances. Yaron Doron and Israel Hayom Staff Dec. 10, 2018
Friedman demands PA release American charged with selling land to Jews The abduction of 55-year-old Issam Akel took place approximately two months ago, and his family urgently contacted the United States for help in securing his safe release. Nov. 28, 2018
