Separate and Unequal

Israel’s Discriminatory Treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

I. Summary

Background

Construction Permits, Zoning, and Demolitions

Freedom of Movement

Water

Land Confiscation

II. Recommendations

To the Government of Israel

To the Government of the United States

To the International community, including the United States and European Union

To the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

To Businesses Profiting from Settlements

III. Methodology

IV. Background

Israeli Jurisprudence and Discrimination

Land Confiscation

Discriminatory Restrictions, Planning, and Forced Displacement in Area C

Discriminatory Enforcement

East Jerusalem..

Settler Incentives and Funding Sources

Corporate Involvement in Settlements

V. Northern Jordan Valley

VI. Bethlehem District

Jubbet al-Dhib

Nahalin

VII. Nablus District

Yanun and Itamar

VIII. Ramallah District

Al-Janiya and Talmon

IX. Jahalin Bedouin and Ma’ale Adumim

X. East Jerusalem

Background: Overview of Israeli Planning and Building Policies in East Jerusalem

Al-Bustan and the City of David

Discrimination in Silwan

Coda: Increasing Harassment

Discrimination and Forcible Transfer in International Law

Forcible Transfer

XI. Rights to a Home, Adequate Housing and Property

Appendix: Human Rights Watch Letters to Israeli Authorities and Their Responses

Acknowledgments