FACT CHECK · WEST BANK
Claim: May settlers take Palestinian homes?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Israel's own Supreme Court says no. June 2020, 8-1: it struck down the Regulation Law that let settlements keep private Palestinian land, citing Palestinians' property rights and equality.
SOURCE
Israel Supreme Court, Regulation Law ruling, 9 June 2020 (Times of Israel, Al-Monitor)
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