Israeli settlements

West Bank communities

Israeli settlements are Jewish communities established in territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war, particularly in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Most of the international community considers them illegal under international law; Israel disputes this.

The settlements are a persistent flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian relations: The expansion of Israeli settlements has complicated peace negotiations.

Residents are called settlers.

Related

West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
HebronHistoric West Bank city
outpostsRemote settlements or bases
annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
Six-Day WarWeek-minus-one combat, 1967

Ariel · East Jerusalem · holy sites · security fence · settlers · demolition · UN resolutions · land disputes · kibbutzim · occupation · human rights violations · boycotts · Zionism · protests · Gaza · disputed · demographics · wall

Opposites

territorial legitimacy and sovereignty

Israeli settlementsGreen Line

Named rail or boundary

sovereign territory · annexed territory

population movement direction

Israeli settlementsdisengagement

Withdrawal from involvement

two-state solution · Palestinian territories · Oslo Accords

displacement direction

Israeli settlementsPalestinian refugees

People displaced from historic homeland

refugee camps · right of return · ethnic cleansing

Family

settle, settlement, Israel, settlements, Israeli

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