It recently came to light that one of the West Bank's largest ongoing construction projects - indeed, one of the largest construction projects in Israel - is illegal.
There have been recent press reports about a large illegal construction project in a West Bank settlement. What is the story?
It recently came to light that one of the West Bank's largest ongoing construction projects - indeed, one of the largest construction projects in Israel - is illegal.
An estimated 10% of the West Bank population is from the former Soviet Union...
Settlements in Focus
Current Trends in Settlement Construction & Growth (Vol.1, Issue 15) - posted
on 12/9/05
A publication of Americans for Peace Now
Is construction in settlements on the rise?
Yes. The most recent data published by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) indicate that settlement
construction during the first half of 2005 was greater than during the same period in 2004.
The focus is on the group of settlements located south of Jerusalem, between Bethlehem and the present-day settlement of Kfar Etzion.
Settlements in Focus
Gush Etzion (Vol.1, Issue 14)
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for Peace Now
What is the Gush Etzion settlement bloc?
The term "Etzion" is rooted in the name of the early settlement of Kfar Etzion (see below for
details). "Gush Etzion" (literally, "Etzion Bloc") refers to the group of settlements located south of
Jerusalem, between Bethlehem and the present-day settlement of Kfar Etzion.
Settlements in Focus
The Ultra-Orthodox Jews in the West Bank (Vol.1, Issue
12)
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What is the difference between the ultra-Orthodox and other religious Jews in the settlements?
The ultra-Orthodox settlers come from a political-religious faction of Judaism that is distinct from the one that gave birth to the religious-nationalist settlers who founded the settlement movement.
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Hebron (Vol.1, Issue 13)
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Peace Now
How is Hebron different than other cities in the West Bank with respect to settlements?
Hebron is the only Palestinian city that has Israeli settlers living in the heart of its built up area, side-by-side with Palestinians.
Settlements in Focus
Eastern Strip of the West Bank (Vol.1, Issue 11)
A
publication of Americans for Peace Now
What is the difference between the Jordan Valley and the "Eastern Strip"? Why is this important?
The Jordan Valley technically refers to a very specific area: the area at the bottom of the mountain ridge (the valley) abutting the Jordan River, which runs from the north to the south, connecting the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea.
After the recent dismantling of four settlements in the northern part of the West Bank (Ganim, Kadim, Homesh, and Sanur), there are still 121 settlements in the West Bank (not including East Jerusalem).
How many settlements are there in the West Bank?
After the recent dismantling of four settlements in the northern part of the West Bank (Ganim, Kadim, Homesh, and Sanur), there are still 121 settlements in the West Bank (not including East Jerusalem).
According to recent news reports, the Israeli government has approved construction of a new Jewish settlement in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Is this true?
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Beginning in the 1970s with the birth and emboldening of the settlement movement, Israel has gradually created a new transportation grid in the West Bank.
What is a bypass road?
Beginning in the 1970s with the birth and emboldening of the settlement movement, Israel has gradually created a new transportation grid in the West Bank. The purpose of much of the new road system is to "bypass" Palestinian towns and villages, connecting Israeli settlements to each other and to the Israeli transportation grid inside the Green Line. Many of these roads are thus referred to as "bypass roads."