Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit tells the High Court of Justice the controversial Regulation Law discriminates against Palestinians, and calls for the “unconstitutional” legislation to be repealed.
Mandelblit, who has previously voiced opposition to the legislation, says in a legal opinion the Regulation Law “does not meet constitutional criteria.”
He says the bill will “give absolute priority to the rights and interests of the settler… and result in severe discrimination against the Palestinian population.”
The law allows the Israeli government to expropriate private Palestinian land where illegal outpost homes have been built ex-post facto, provided that the outposts were built in good faith or have government support.
Analysts say the law could pave the way for the government to recognize thousands of illegally built Israeli homes in the West Bank.
Earlier this year, Mandelblit said he would not defend challenges to the Regulation Law in court.
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