In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “laws which relate to ownership of land under the palestinian authority”. Today it says “to handle their ownership of land under the palestinian national authority —currently only in the west bank”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “laws which relate to ownership of land under the palestinian authority”. Today it says “to handle their ownership of land under the palestinian national authority —currently only in the west bank”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Palestinian National Authority Palestinian land laws dictate how Palestinians are to handle their ownership of land under the Palestinian National Authority —currently only in the West Bank (see governance of the Gaza Strip ). Most notably, these laws prohibit Palestinians from selling any Palestinian-owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship , living in Israel or acting on its behalf". These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank , which began after Jordan 's partial victory during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and ended after the sweeping defeat of the Arab coalition to the Israeli military during the 1967 Arab–Israeli War , following which the territory was occupied by Israel . Land sales by Palestinians to Israelis are considered treasonous by the former to the Palestinian national cause because they threaten the aspiration for an independent Palestinian state . The prohibition on land-selling to Israelis in these laws is also stated as enforced in order to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption ". Consequently, Palestinians who sell land to Israelis can be sentenced to death under Palestinian governance, although death penalties are seldom carried out; capital punishment has to be approved by the President of the Palestinian National Authority .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Palestinian land laws are laws which relate to ownership of land under the Palestinian Authority (PA). These laws prohibit Palestinians from selling Palestinian territory lands to Jews . These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank (1948–1967), and are deemed by the Palestinian Authority as being necessary to prevent further expansion of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories and to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption". The law carries a sentence of the death penalty .
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Palestinian land laws refer to ownership of land under the Palestinian Authority (PA).These laws prohibit Palestinians from selling Palestinian -owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship, living in Israel or acting on its behalf." These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank (1948–1967).Land sales to Israelis are considered treason by the Palestinians because they threaten the founding of a future state and to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption".Palestinians who sell land to Israelis can be sentenced to death, although death penalties are seldom carried out; a death sentence has to be approved by the Palestinian Authority President.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian land laws refer to ownership of land under the Palestinian Authority (PA). These laws prohibit Palestinians from selling Palestinian -owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship, living in Israel or acting on its behalf." These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian rule of the West Bank (1948–1967). Land sales to Israelis are considered treason by the Palestinians because they threaten the founding of a future state and to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption". Palestinians who sell land to Israelis can be sentenced to death, although death penalties are seldom carried out; a death sentence has to be approved by the Palestinian Authority President.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Ownership of land under the Palestinian National Authority Palestinian land laws dictate how Palestinians are to handle their ownership of land under the Palestinian National Authority —currently only in the West Bank (see governance of the Gaza Strip ). Most notably, these laws prohibit Palestinians from selling any Palestinian-owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship , living in Israel or acting on its behalf". These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian rule of the West Bank , which began after Jordan 's partial victory during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and ended after the sweeping defeat of the Arab coalition to the Israeli military during the 1967 Arab–Israeli War , following which the territory was occupied by Israel . Land sales by Palestinians to Israelis are considered treasonous by the former to the Palestinian national cause because they threaten the aspiration for an independent Palestinian state . The prohibition on land-selling to Israelis in these laws is also stated as enforced in order to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption ". Consequently, Palestinians who sell land to Israelis can be sentenced to death under Palestinian governance, although death penalties are seldom carried out; capital punishment has to be approved by the President of the Palestinian National Authority .
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laws which relate to ownership of land under the palestinian authority
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to handle their ownership of land under the palestinian national authority —currently only in the west bank
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