As of 1947, Jews in Palestine owned UNDER 7% of the Palestine's lands, and after the 1948 war 80% of the Palestinian people were DISPOSSESSED of their homes, farms, and businesses. Scroll below for the source and tabular break down of land ownership.If you wish to view Palestinian vs. Jewish land ownership (including public) map, click here for details
Share of Palestinian vs. Jewish land ownership as of April 1st, 1943
Category of land
|Palestinians & others||Jews||Total|
Dunums (1000 sq. meters)
|Rural built-on area||36,851||42,330||79,181|
|Cereal land (taxable)||5,503,183||814,102||6,317,285|
|Cereal land (not taxable)||900,294||51,049||951,343|
|Roads, railways, rivers, and lakes||135,803|
Total Area including roads, railways, etc.
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Source: A Survey of Palestine prepared by the British Mandate for the UN, p. 566.