Property Rights: The Root Cause of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

12/16/2025 Notes in the Margin Saifedean H. Ammous

Saifedean Ammous: “Property rights in Palestine have been replaced by a government agency that owns the majority of land, constantly steals more, never sells, and only leases land to one racial group.”

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Property Rights: The Root Cause of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

12/16/2025 Notes in the Margin Saifedean H. Ammous

Saifedean Ammous: "Property rights in Palestine have been replaced by a government agency that owns the majority of land, constantly steals more, never sells, and only leases land to one racial group."

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