When Yitzhak Rabin formed his government in , the state stopped building new settlements. But quite a few settlements had already been established and many Israelis flocked to them, she says. According to Peace Now, there are some 97 illegal outposts throughout the West Bank. Fastest growing settler demographic: Ultra-Orthodox.
Only , settlers lived in predominantly national-religious communities in , while , lived in secular or mixed communities. Altogether some , settlers were living in ultra-Orthodox settlements in By this year some 65 percent of the settlers inhabited urban settlements.
In addition to the government policy to expand the West Bank towns, new immigrants, especially from the former Soviet Union, also contributed to this. It also explains the increase of inhabitants in the towns — the people looking for apartments came to the towns.
She says the towns in the West Bank were built on land close to urban centers within the Green Line. I think that may be the main reason for such intensive growth. Billig on the other hand thinks this explanation is too simplistic. Today the construction in the settlements is different, she says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to clarify his plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as early as tomorrow.
The move could be thrown into disarray, however, with alternate prime minister Benny Gantz reportedly suggesting Israel needs to deal with Covid ahead of any possible annexation.
Governments around the world have expressed opposition to Netanyahu's plans and it is likely that Israel will experience repercussions if he goes through with them. It is also being reported that the Trump administration is less than enthusiastic about an imminent annexation which could endanger its relationships with Sunni allies across the Middle East.
That's despite the U. The settlements have been established by Israel on land occupied in the Six Day War and they have long proved a contentious issue between Israel, Palestinians and the wider international community. In , the Carter administration concluded that the settlements were inconsistent with international law.
The U. S has long held the position that they are "illegitimate" though not inherently "illegal", a stance which helped Israel avoid condemnatory UN resolutions. The Obama administration adopted a tougher stance and in late , it did not veto a UN resolution urging an end to Israeli settlements. The Trump administration has proven far more tolerant, however, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that "the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not, per se, inconsistent with international law", also stating that their status is something Israelis and Palestinians must negotiate.
According to data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics published by Israeli advocacy group Peace Now , the number of Israeli settlers living in the West Bank has been rising steadily since the late s, hitting , in Check our upcoming releases.
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From the field. Settlements From through , over Israeli settlements were established in the West Bank including East Jerusalem ; their current population is almost , Video content.
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