THE QUESTION OF THE PRIVATIZATION OF JERUSALEM WAQF LAND: THE LAND OF BETHLEHEM AND BEIT JALA AS A CASE STUDY SINCE 1950
THE QUESTION OF THE PRIVATIZATION OF JERUSALEM WAQF LAND: THE LAND OF BETHLEHEM AND BEIT JALA AS A CASE STUDY SINCE 1950

Summary/Abstract: This study tries to shed light on the conflict between the Islamic waqf administration in Jerusalem and the Christian populations of Bethlehem and Beit Jala over the land ownership in these two cities. This conflict emerged in the mid-twentieth century after these people refused to acknowledge that the land in their possession was an Islamic waqf and not private property. The present study attempts to shed light on this legal issue by tracing the historical roots of this conflict and up to the time it was taken to the court for a decision. The main question in this research is: What were the origins of the dispute between the two parties that broke out at this particular time? Why did it not break out before this date? Did the difference in religion have a role in this conflict? Or was it a matter of personal and material interests?

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