Annex: Visual Evidence and Source Guide
This annex empowers everyone to verify, share, and protect the evidence base behind the legal arguments.
UNCCP Archives (1949-1952)
Historic Palestinian land ownership claims, British Mandate-era cadastral records, and village files.
🔗 UNCCP ArchiveUNCCP Working Paper on Absentee Property (1949)
A UNCCP Secretariat analysis of the Emergency Regulations on Property of Absentees and its legal implications.
🔗 View Official UN DocumentInstitute for Palestine Studies
Original British surveys, pre-1948 land records, and detailed regional ownership breakdowns.
🔗 Palestine StudiesBritish National Archives
Maps and surveys created during the British Mandate administration, documenting Arab landholdings.
🔗 National Archives UKUNRWA Annual Reports
Data on registered Palestinian refugees (approximately 5.9 million worldwide), including breakdowns by region.
🔗 UNRWA ReportsBADIL Resource Center
Detailed surveys of refugee properties, rights of return, and property loss documentation.
🔗 BADILB’Tselem Interactive Maps
Detailed overlays showing Israeli settlements, land expropriations, and restricted access zones since 1967.
🔗 B’Tselem MapsPeace Now Settlements Data
Comprehensive, updated database on Israeli settlements and outposts in the West Bank.
🔗 Peace Now DataUN OCHA oPt Reports
Humanitarian maps documenting area control, settlement boundaries, and barrier routes.
🔗 UN OCHA MapsReuters Reports (2025)
Data on recent settlement approvals and expansions, including the 22 new settlements announced in 2025.
🔗 Reuters ArticleKing-Crane Commission Report (1919)
The King-Crane Commission of 1919 stands as one of the most direct legal and moral rejections of colonial and settler ambitions in Palestine and Syria, affirming the rights of indigenous populations to self-determination and protection under international law.
🔗 King-Crane Commission ReportRoyal Commission Report (Peel Commission, 1937)
The first official British investigation proposing a partition plan for Palestine, with critical data on land ownership before 1948.
🔗 Peel Commission ReportUN Report: Origins of Palestine Problem (1917–1988)
A comprehensive UN legal and historical account from the Balfour Declaration through the first Intifada.
🔗 UN Palestine Problem ReportLegal Commentary on Cabinet Decision B/187
An expert legal analysis of the 2025 decision, its violations of international law, and its evidentiary strength.
Amnesty International Reports
Extensive documentation on forced evictions, settlement policies, and home demolitions.
🔗 Amnesty Israel/OPTHuman Rights Watch
Reports on land rights, property seizures, and discriminatory policies affecting Palestinians.
🔗 HRW Reports