Caleb Diehl & Joseph Federman
AP / July 5, 2024
Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades and advanced plans to build thousands of new Jewish settlement homes, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. They are the latest step by Israel’s hard-line government meant to cement Israel’s control over the territory and prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
This map shows the expansion of settlements and outposts from 1967 until now.
Interactive map: Half a century of settlements :
A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years | AP News
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek all three areas for their future state. In 56 years, Israel has built well over 200 Jewish settlements [housing more than 700.000 Jewish settlers, including East Jerusalem] scattered across the West Bank. Settlers also have built scores of tiny unauthorized outposts that are tolerated or even encouraged by the government. Some are later legalized.
