Palestinian farmer holding a 117 years old proof of land ownership that belonged to his grandfather

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image showing Palestinian farmer holding a 117 years old proof of land ownership that belonged to his grandfather

Triplou on March 20th, 2023 at 19:40 UTC »

Title is limited to 100 characters so here is the full story : Photo of a Palestinian farmer in Jurish holding a 117-year-old sales document bearing an Ottoman stamp proving that the land belongs to his family. This 73-year-old Palestinian said that this document, inherited from his grandfather, was preserved from generation to generation in a plastic frame with frayed edges. "This is a document from the Ottoman period showing that my grandfather Abdulfettah Mansour bought 60 acres of land in Jurish. The document proves that the land was bought by Abdulfettah Mansour. There is also an Ottoman seal underneath. This land has been owned by our family since 1906."

benchmark2020 on March 20th, 2023 at 20:45 UTC »

Why am I picturing Mac grabbing that out his hand and gobbling it down like it’s the only copy.

hardy_83 on March 20th, 2023 at 20:51 UTC »

Ownership doesn't matter if the guy who wants your land can just take it and you can't do anything about it.

Go ask basically any indigenous group in any country.