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Politics : Middle East Politics

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To: Gersh Avery who started this subject3/26/2002 8:14:00 PM
From: Thomas M.   of 6945
 
More on Israeli "democracy" (bear in mind this is in Palestinian territory, not in Israel):

Under 1983 orders of the Israeli military commander of the West Bank, no one may plant a tree or a vegetable without written authorization, granted only after proof of ownership is provided, a device to facilitate transfer of private land to the state when documents are deemed in adequate, Attorney Avigdor Feldman comments. Punishment for planting an illegal tomato is up to one year in prison.

(Fateful Triangle p. 483)

Bear in mind, this is also the country that requires a permit (made intentionally difficult to obtain) to live in a cave:

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