1. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres proposed that more Arab housing be built on confiscated land. 2. Hundreds of thousands of acres of confiscated land in the South had been briefly set aside for this purpose. 3. It is built on confiscated Palestinian land, according to Hebrew University sociologist Dan Rabinowitz, who has researched its history. 4. The plan calls for the current tenants of confiscated land to pay full value to the former owners or give the property back. 5. But demonstrators on Friday said they would take up intifada activities, like throwing stones at Israeli forces and cars, unless the confiscated land is returned. 6. Despite promises to redistribute the confiscated land to poorer segments of the population, many of the farms have been given to confidantes of Mugabe and ruling party leaders. 7. Despite promises to redistribute the confiscated land to poor blacks, many of the farms have been given to loyal lawmakers and confidantes of Mugabe and ruling party leaders. 8. Fogel said Israel only confiscates private land in the territories for roads, schools and other public works, and settlements are not built on confiscated land. 9. He said that the army will be called in to help move the landless black families onto the confiscated lands before the rainy season in November. 10. Israel has barred Palestinian motorists from using a new West Bank road paved in part on confiscated Arab land, the army said Friday. |
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