Pools, marble and mansions: Inside 100 Palestinian luxury homes in West Bank
Regavim’s Real Estate Under Occupation features 100 Palestinian villas and estates, arguing that images of private wealth complicate international portrayals of life in the West Bank.
A photography book titled "Real Estate Under Occupation" has been published by the Regavim, an Israeli NGO, showcasing 100 privately owned Palestinian villas and estates across the West Bank. The book aims to challenge the selective international portrayal of Palestinian life by featuring luxurious properties, including swimming pools, fountains, marble staircases, and landscaped grounds.
Regavim's field coordinators photographed all the featured properties in a single day, and the measurements provided in the book should not all be read as interior living-space figures. The introduction uses sarcasm to place terms such as "oppression," "severe deprivation," and "daily hardship" alongside photographs of luxury homes, aiming to show how selective imagery could influence public opinion and foreign policy.
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