No, Israel isn’t ‘stolen land’ — it was purchased at astronomical premiums

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Inside libertarian circles, critics attack anyone defending Israel as “collectivists” peddling broken ancestral claims. Their intellectual challenge boils down to one smug question: “Where is the private property? Where is the chain of title?”

Fine. Ignore the archaeology, genetics, and linguistics proving indigenous Jewish ties. Let us meet these critics strictly on their own turf: individual property rights, contracts, and Lockean homesteading.

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