REPORTS AND DATA SOURCES, ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
The Grand Land Robbery: Another Step toward Annexation
Peace Now (November 2016)
Report detailing key findings and significant implications of Israel's Regulation Law. Read More >
Sleight of Hand: Israel, Settlements, and Unauthorized Outposts
Daniel Kurtzer / Middle East Institute (October 2016)
This report discusses the Israeli government's continued support for settlement expansion and the United States' continued failure to take real action against it. Kurtzer concludes with recommendations for the incoming administration to balance its support for Israel’s security and its opposition to expanding settlements, which continue to obstruct a path to peace. PDF >
Broken Trust: State Involvement in Private Settlement in Batan Al-Hawa, Silwan
Ir Amim and Peace Now (May 2016)
Thorough analysis of Israeli settlement activity in Batan Al-Hawa, a Palestinian neighborhood in the heart of East Jerusalem's Silwan that is being turned into another Jewish settlement. The report shows that Jewish settlement in Betan Al-Hawa advances the Israeli government's efforts to place Jerusalem's Old City under Israeli Jewish control, effectively evicting hundreds of Palestinian residents from their homes. Read More >
2015 in the Settlements: No Settlements Freeze, Especially Not in Isolated Settlements
Settlement Watch / Peace Now (February 2016)
Detailed report of new plans and constructions of Israeli homes in isolated settlements throughout 2015. Read More >
Allocation of Government Resources to Education
Edited by Dr. Roby Nathanson and Itamar Gazala / Macro Center for Political Economocis (July 20, 2015)
This study estimates the allocation of resources to education in the West Bank settlements compared to the rest of Israel, particularly areas defined as national priorities due to enhanced economic need. Read More >
Under the Radar: Israel’s Silent Policy of Transforming Unauthorized Outposts into Official Settlements
Yesh Din (May 17, 2015)
Finds that, since 2011, alongside the official, well-known track for government approval and advancement of building plans in the settlements, Israel has been advancing the establishment of new settlements and expanding the areas under its control in the West Bank using a secret parallel track of retroactively approving dozens of illegal outposts. PDF >
Meet the Settlers
Jake Wallis Simons / The Telegraph (September 11, 2013)
In a special multimedia feature, Jake Wallis Simons takes a journey through the Israeli settlements on the West Bank and meets the inhabitants of the most controversial land on Earth. Read More >
The Road to Dispossession
Yesh Din (2013)
Graphic illustration of "The Case of Adei Ad" report and a summary of its content. The mini-site also features text of the full report with a complete set of data and analyses. Read More >
Settlements and the Netanyahu Government
Americans for Peace Now (January 2013)
Report by Peace Now detailing the record of Prime Minister Netanyahu's government on settlements from April 2009 to the present. The report is based on official Israel government statistics, reports, and Peace Now field research. PDF >
What You Need to Know About E-1
Americans for Peace Now (December 2012)
APN and Peace Now provide all the information you need to know about the highly controversial E-1 settlement project near Jerusalem. Read More >
Israeli Government Spending on Settlements
The Calcalist / Israel News Today (2012)
Summary of a major report on government spending on settlements. Among other notable conclusions, the report shows that spending on settlements increased by 38% under the Netanyahu government (from 2010 to 2011) and totaled NIS 27 billion from 1992 to 2011. Read More >
Under the Guise of Legality: Declarations on State Land in the West Bank
B'tselem (March 2012)
Examination of Israel's declarations policy from the aspect of the local land laws, the most important being the Ottoman Land Code of 1858. The analysis shows that Israel's application of its declarations policy has been unlawful, and concludes that a significant percentage of land that Israel has declared as state land is privately owned Palestinian property. Read More >
The Most Contentious Settlements in the West Bank
Dan Rothem / The Atlantic (November 1, 2011)
Rotehm, a mapping expert, provides a description of the most controversial settlements in the West Bank. Includes information on Ariel, Giv'at Ze'ev, Ma'ale Adumim, Har Homa, and Efrat. Read More >
Statistics on Land Expropriation in East Jerusalem
B'tselem (January 1, 2011)
Report on neighborhoods expropriated in East Jerusalem, specifically providing the date of expropriation, amount of land taken, size of the neighborhood, number of housing units, and number of residents for each neighborhood. Read More >
By Hook and By Crook: Israeli Settlement Policy in the West Bank
B'tselem (July 2010)
Comprehensive report, based on official state data and documents, that analyzes the means employed by Israel to gain control of land for building the settlements. The report is an update to B'telem's "Land Grab" (2002). Read More >
Israel's Holy Warriors
Eyal Press / The New York Review of Books (April 29, 2010)
Describes the impact of the decreasing trend of secular Israelis voluntarily joining the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who are being replaced by more religious Israelis. Read More >
Settlement Information: Statistics and Tables
Foundation for Middle East Peace (2010)
Databases of population figures for Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. Read More >
Historical, Political and Economic Impact of Jewish Settlements in the Occupied Territories
Shaul Arieli, Roby Nathanson, Ziv Rubin, Hagar Tzameret-Kertcher / Israeli European Policy Network (July 2009)
Authoritative report showing the Israeli settlement movement to be the result of political, social and religious conceptions of Israeli governments and political and social movements. PDF >
Outpost Backgrounder
Americans for Peace Now (January 2008)
Background and analysis of illegal settlement outposts, their history, the strategy behind them, and the Israeli government's response. Read More >
And Thou Shalt Spread…: Construction and Development of Settlements Beyond the Official Limits of Jurisdiction
Hagit Ofran and Dror Etkes / Peace Now (June 2007)
Report explaining the rapid construction of Israeli settlements outside "settlement areas." Read More >
One Violation Leads to Another: Israeli Settlement Building on Private Palestinian Property
Peace Now (October 2006)
Thorough report on the legal status of the land on which Israeli settlements have been constructed in the West Bank since 1967. Demonstrates that the property rights of many Palestinians have been systematically violated in the course of settlement building. PDF >
Summary of the Opinion Concerning Unauthorized Outposts ("The Sasson Report")
Talya Sasson / Government of Israel (March 2005)
Official Israeli government report commissioned by PM Ariel Sharon that concluded that Israeli state bodies discreetly diverted millions of shekels to build West Bank settlements and outposts that are illegal under Israeli law. Read More >
Land Grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank
B'tselem (May 2002)
Definitive report examining the history of Israeli policy toward settlements in the West Bank and the results of this policy in terms of human rights and international law. Read More >