The most salient feature of military government…

The most salient feature of military government is restriction of movement.

Article 125 of the Defense (Emergency) Regulations empowers military governors to declare any specified area "off-limits " to those having no written authorization.

The area is then declared a security zone and thus closed to Israeli Arabs who lack written permission either from the army chief of staff or the minister of defense.

Under these provisions, ninety-three out of one hundred and four Arab villages in Israel are constituted as closed areas out of which no one can move without a military permit.

In these areas, official acts of military governors are, with rare exceptions, not subject to review by the civil courts.

Individuals can be arrested and imprisoned on unspecified charges, and private property is subject to search and seizure without warrant.