This study examines the history of land governance in Palestine from the late Ottoman era to the Israeli occupation that began in 1948, focusing on the structural transformations that shaped land tenure and control. It explores rent, ownership, and spatial planning as interrelated spheres for understanding the conflict’s dynamics. The study addresses how Ottoman law was utilized to regulate land ownership and how the British Mandate introduced significant reinterpretations of ownership that served broader colonial objectives. It also analyses the tools employed by the Israeli occupation to dispossess Palestinians, including legal mechanisms, expropriation, and spatial planning, while highlighting the historical, social, and political dimensions of the fight for land.
