Israel continues to seize Palestinian land 'on an annual basis'

Abdullah al-Arian, a researcher at Georgetown University, says land theft has been "part and parcel of the Israeli state going back to its establishment in 1948".

"Very soon after, the Israeli state established certain laws that permitted them, under a massive wide umbrella of security concerns, to be able to seize any land at any point, specifically from Palestinian residents and citizens," he said, talking to Al Jazeera on Land Day commemorated by Palestinians and Arab citizens of Israel.