But for now, life in the West Bank goes on as it did under the rightwing leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu: house demolitions, land seizures, and settlement expansion.
To date however, planning efforts have largely ignored post-demolition land uses for these lots, allowing many to become empty wastelands.
This is particularly evident in the politics of residential demolition and land acquisition.
This provides the local governments with a strong motive to participate in activities of residential demolition and land acquisition.
So the demolition of Lands End is just one last domino falling from a long-gone era.
Illegal demolitions and land seizures by local officials are among the most common grievances in rural China.
A demonstrator I spoke to named Wisam said he was unsurprised by the Prawer Plan, given the Israeli government's historical penchant for home demolitions and land theft.
Here are a few ideas: Fitz, New York: Following the demolition this spring of Land's End, the Long Island estate said to be the inspiration for "The Great Gatsby," summering Fitzgerald fans need a new destination.
His first crowdfunded investigative piece concerned the case of Chen Baocheng, a Beijing reporter detained during a protest over a land demolition.
Ideally, these discussions would address the refugee issue, the issue of prisoners and the continuing land demolition and confiscation, which never ends.
In China, residential demolition to acquire land is regarded as one of the "troika" mass incidents.2 Given this background, investigating anti-demolition protests can deepen our understanding of the forces that drive successful protests in China.
