Martin Blecher is a political scientist in Sweden. His articles have been published in Jerusalem Post and Israel National News as well as in Swedish newspapers. His previous book was an anthology that contained views of proponents versus opponents to the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

Blecher’s book. . . [is] very useful in presenting the myriad issues involved in determining the legality of the settlements. He has written one of the few published works available that attempts to present in detail all sides of the legal discourse on this issue. It is a worthwhile addition to the library of all those interested in the legal questions arising from the Arab–Israeli dispute.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Method OneHistorical Background to Israeli Land Policy The Zionist DimensionFrom Market Transactions to State ExpropriationThe Israeli Supreme CourtDifferent LawsThe Difference in Legal Status Over the LandFailure to Protect Arab Peasantry and the Entering of Zionist SettlersThe Categorization of Present Land Ownership in the West BankTwoThe Land Laws: Different Takings and Approaches Israel Accused of Reinterpreted Article 43 of The Hague Regulations of 1907Private and Public Disputes Intertwine?The Stance of B’TselemThe Stance of Peace NowThe Stance of the Edmund Levy ReportThreeArticle 43 of The Hague Regulations Prolonged Occupation Creates Unbridgeable ConflictsRespect the Laws in Force versus Flexibility When Conditions ChangeMore Politics, Less LawFourIsrael, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and The Hague Regulations: Different Takings and Approaches The Most Common Arguments For and Against the Illegality of SettlementsThe Geneva Convention Applies, but Not Justiciable in Israeli Court System?FiveA Review of US Presidents’ Policy vis-à-vis Israeli Settlements Lyndon B. JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaDonald TrumpSixA Paradigm Shift? SevenTwo Different Destinies, Two Separate Paths The Unlikely Peace ActivistThe Former SettlerConclusions Appendix OneAppendix TwoGlossary BibliographyIndex About the Author

Martin Blecher is a political scientist in Sweden. His articles have been published in Jerusalem Post and Israel National News as well as in Swedish newspapers. His previous book was an anthology that contained views of proponents versus opponents to the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

Blecher’s book. . . [is] very useful in presenting the myriad issues involved in determining the legality of the settlements. He has written one of the few published works available that attempts to present in detail all sides of the legal discourse on this issue. It is a worthwhile addition to the library of all those interested in the legal questions arising from the Arab–Israeli dispute.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Method OneHistorical Background to Israeli Land Policy The Zionist DimensionFrom Market Transactions to State ExpropriationThe Israeli Supreme CourtDifferent LawsThe Difference in Legal Status Over the LandFailure to Protect Arab Peasantry and the Entering of Zionist SettlersThe Categorization of Present Land Ownership in the West BankTwoThe Land Laws: Different Takings and Approaches Israel Accused of Reinterpreted Article 43 of The Hague Regulations of 1907Private and Public Disputes Intertwine?The Stance of B’TselemThe Stance of Peace NowThe Stance of the Edmund Levy ReportThreeArticle 43 of The Hague Regulations Prolonged Occupation Creates Unbridgeable ConflictsRespect the Laws in Force versus Flexibility When Conditions ChangeMore Politics, Less LawFourIsrael, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and The Hague Regulations: Different Takings and Approaches The Most Common Arguments For and Against the Illegality of SettlementsThe Geneva Convention Applies, but Not Justiciable in Israeli Court System?FiveA Review of US Presidents’ Policy vis-à-vis Israeli Settlements Lyndon B. JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaDonald TrumpSixA Paradigm Shift? SevenTwo Different Destinies, Two Separate Paths The Unlikely Peace ActivistThe Former SettlerConclusions Appendix OneAppendix TwoGlossary BibliographyIndex About the Author