By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent: U.S. expected to pressure Israel on settlement construction
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Title:The rule of law in Israel?
Name:Manny Goldstein
City: LondonState: UK
The legal ownership of much of the land built upon by settlements is open to challenge.

- 2004 Civil Administration survey states 40% land illegally occupied
- 2008 Civil Administration states settlement land takeover "theft"
- 2009 Israeli Defence Ministry `Spiegel` Report revealed `illegal` use

Now these facts have been made public, the original owners of the land will be able to use the legal process to recover their title to the land.