Exclusive land control was religiously founded even during Zionism’s secular phase.

Evidence

Israel controls 93 percent of the total land in the country; Arab citizens have no access to 80 percent of the state’s land; and Arab municipalities control only 2.5 percent of the total land (Yiftachel 2002). The religious foundations of these political goals, which were all pursued prior to the state’s founding during the so-called secular phase, are unmistakable. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 504

Categorization

• XREF: Strongly relevant to the reader’s interest in sacred-values mechanisms: religiously-grounded exclusive claims (93% land control, no Arab access) enacted before the movement was considered ‘religious.’ — connects to: Land acquisition was framed as religious ‘redemption’ even in the pre-state secular era. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 500; Sacred legitimation persisted in land policy even during the allegedly secular founding phase. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 504; Secular Zionism deliberately fused itself with religious claims to build legitimacy. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 511 (+1 more)
• CANDY: The concrete stat: Arab municipalities control only 2.5 percent of total Israeli land.

Broader Connections

• Sacred legitimation persisted in land policy even during the allegedly secular founding phase. #corroborates (0.95) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 504
• Secular Zionism deliberately fused itself with religious claims to build legitimacy. #expands (0.90) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 511
• Religion and nationalism are fused throughout secular Zionism, not only in religious nationalism. #corroborates (0.85) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 523