According to a recent United Nations Human Rights report, "Israel's policies violate right to housing and need urgent revision".
To make a long story short...
Any Jewish person who immigrates to Israel automatically receives a place to live from the Israeli government, as well as a stipend.
A Palestinian person born and raised in Israel, or a Palestinian person living in the Occupied Territories, might have lost their home at least once due to military interventions approved by the Israeli government. A significant percentage of Palestinians inside and outside of Israel have a difficult time finding new housing, because no new housing is being built for Palestinians.
Bedouins born and raised in Israel, as well as Bedouins who are born and raised in the Occupied Territories, are being forced to "choose sides". As nomadic people, Bedouins often traveled in and out of Israel and the Occupied Territories--but no more. Bedouins living in Occupied Territories are forced to settle in substandard housing developments or camps similar to refugee camps.
A Palestinian may have paperwork to prove that a house belongs to him or her, but the Israeli government can overturn this at any time if they decide to alter the flexible borders between Occupied Territory and Israel.
A Palestinian home can be bulldozed in the Occupied Territories, and a Palestinian can be evicted from an apartment in Jerusalem, to make room for Jewish settlers.
That is a long story short, but feel free to read the document.
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