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Most of the land Israel leased to the US for the Jerusalem embassy was confiscated from Palestinians
There’s an additional twist: in 1989, Israel leased a plot of land to the US on which to build its Jerusalem embassy. Extensive research by Walid Khalidi demonstrated not only that at least 70 per cent of the land is confiscated Palestinian refugee property, but also that many of the heirs of the original owners are today US citizens.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2017/12/06/mouin-rabbani/corpus-separatum/
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2017/12/06/mouin-rabbani/corpus-separatum/
Did Trump specify if he intends to use that land for his grandstanding? If so, I think he should be ready for US lawsuits.