The Land Shall Not Be Sold in Perpetuity: The Jewish National Fund and the History of State Ownership of Land in Israel

by Yossi Katz

The State of Israel is the only Western state where the majority of lands are still owned by the State and by a public body related to it (The Jewish National Fund). At the root lies the divine command stating that the Land of Israel belongs to God and therefore should not be traded in perpetuity (Leviticus 25). This principle has been applied to almost all of the State lands, and was established in a Basic Law. Since the 1980s there were many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110415933
• ISBN13: 9783110415933
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"