Israel Land Fund

The Israel Land Fund is an Israeli right-wing organization founded in 2007 by Aryeh King. Its stated and reported activities center on acquiring, developing, and supporting Jewish ownership and settlement in areas including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The organization has been associated with efforts to purchase properties and land that it describes as historically Jewish-owned, and with projects intended to strengthen Jewish communities in locations contested by Israelis and Palestinians. The fund operates in a highly politicized and legally contested environment. Its activities are connected to broader disputes over property ownership, historical claims, evictions, settlement policy, and the status of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The organization is therefore not simply a conventional real-estate brand: it is also identified with an ideological settlement agenda. Public reporting has focused particularly on its role in property cases in East Jerusalem, where legal proceedings can involve competing claims based on pre-1948 ownership, subsequent displacement, tenancy arrangements, and Israeli property law. In 2009, the organization announced that it was seeking to buy historically Jewish-owned land in Jordan, extending its stated interest beyond the areas where it has been most frequently discussed. In 2017, a Palestinian family was evicted from a house in Sheikh Jarrah after a lengthy court battle involving property acquired by the fund. The eviction was reported as the first of its kind in that neighborhood since 2009 and became part of wider international attention surrounding Sheikh Jarrah and East Jerusalem property disputes. Funding information cited in public reference material indicates that, in 2017, almost all of the organization’s funding came from the American Central Fund of Israel. The available source material does not establish a detailed corporate structure, full operating budget, product portfolio, or current leadership roster beyond the organization’s association with founder Aryeh King. Its activities are best understood as land acquisition, property development, and advocacy in support of Jewish settlement rather than as consumer-facing commercial offerings.

The Israel Land Fund was established in 2007 by Aryeh King. It is described in public reference material as an Israeli right-wing organization whose purpose is to encourage Jewish settlement in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Its work combines land and property acquisition with a broader ideological objective: increasing Jewish ownership and presence in areas where property rights, sovereignty, and demographic change are subjects of sustained Israeli-Palestinian dispute. The organization’s activities have included efforts to acquire property presented as historically Jewish-owned. Such claims often enter legal processes governed by Israeli property law and can involve ownership or residency histories extending back to the period before the establishment of Israel. In East Jerusalem, these disputes have been especially prominent because Palestinian residents, Jewish claimant groups, settlement organizations, and Israeli courts may approach the same properties through different legal and historical frameworks. In 2009, the fund publicly stated that it was seeking to purchase historically Jewish-owned land in Jordan. This announcement indicated an interest in recovering or reacquiring property beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories, although the available reference material does not document the completion of a specific Jordanian transaction. The organization attracted particular attention in 2017 after a Palestinian family was evicted from a house in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem following a lengthy court case. The property had been purchased by the fund, and the eviction was described as the first such removal in Sheikh Jarrah since 2009. The case became part of the wider political and legal controversy over evictions and settlement activity in East Jerusalem. Funding information cited for 2017 stated that almost all of the fund’s financial support came from the American Central Fund of Israel. The available material does not provide a complete account of the organization’s governance, staffing, assets, current financial position, or subsequent transactions. It also does not identify a broad range of consumer products or commercial services. Accordingly, the Israel Land Fund is best classified as an ideological land-acquisition and settlement organization rather than a conventional consumer brand.

• 2017

  Sheikh Jarrah eviction

  [1]Israel Land Funden.wikipedia.org

  A Palestinian family was evicted from a Sheikh Jarrah house acquired by the fund after a lengthy court battle.

• 2009

  Jordan land-purchase initiative announced

  [1]Israel Land Funden.wikipedia.org

  The fund announced that it was seeking to buy land in Jordan that it regarded as historically Jewish-owned.

• 2007

  Organization founded

  [1]Israel Land Funden.wikipedia.org

  Aryeh King founded the Israel Land Fund as an organization promoting Jewish settlement and land acquisition in areas including the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

A politically aligned land-acquisition and settlement organization focused on supporting Jewish ownership and settlement in contested areas of Israel, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank.

• 2017

  Acquisition-related Sheikh Jarrah evictionOther

  Background

  A property in Sheikh Jarrah was the subject of a lengthy court dispute involving competing claims and residency rights.

  Action taken

  After the legal proceedings, a Palestinian family was evicted from the house purchased by the fund.

  Aftermath

  The eviction received wider attention as part of the ongoing controversy over property evictions and settlement activity in East Jerusalem.

  Source

• 2009

  Pursuit of historically Jewish-owned land in JordanStrategy

  Background

  The organization’s stated land-acquisition agenda extended beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories to property in Jordan associated with historical Jewish ownership claims.

  Action taken

  The fund announced that it was seeking to purchase such land.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material does not establish whether a specific purchase was completed.

  Source

1. 1Israel Land Funden.wikipedia.org
2. 2Israel Land Fund official websiteisraellandfund.com
3. 3Israel Land Fund listing on Guidestar Israelguidestar.org.il