Israeli Settlements in the West Bank November, 2007 peacenow.il
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Israeli Settlements
in the West BankNovember, 2007
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The West Bank
600,000 Palestinians
+(500,000 in Gaza Strip)
1967
120 Israeli Settlements
2007
267,500 Settlers*
2,400,000 Palestinians
* East Jerusalem Excluded
The Oslo Agreement
Area A - Full Palestinian Control
Area B – Israeli Military Control
Area C – Full Israeli Control
The Oslo Agreement
105 “ILLEGAL
OUTPOSTS”
~3,000 settlers
2007
Roadblocks & Checkpoints
Roadblocks - 467
Manned Checkpoints - 93
Only 35 Checkpoints are “last before Israel” CPs
Based on Btselem & Ocha
The Separation Barrier
760 km
30 km - Wall730 km - Fence
Construction In SettlementsConstruction In Settlements
On Going Building - In 88 Settlements (75% of the settlements)
ILLEGAL OUTPOSTSILLEGAL OUTPOSTS
Haro’e
Derech Ha’avot
Israel’s Obligations to Israel’s Obligations to Evacuate Outposts:Evacuate Outposts:
Israeli Law & Government Decision )March 2005(
The Road Map )May 2003(
An Official Letter to NSA )April 2004(
Israeli Supreme Court
From the “Road Map”, phase 1 (May 2003):
"The government of Israel immediately dismantles settlement outposts erected since March 2001”
From the letter sent by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bureau chief to NSA Condoleezza Rice, 14.4.2004:
"2 .Removal of unauthorized outposts: the Prime Minister and the Minister of defense, jointly, will prepare a list of unauthorized outposts with indicative dates of their removal […] The said list will be presented to Ambassador Kurtzer within 30
days“.
MigronMigron
~200 settlers
Private Palestinian Lands Private Palestinian Lands Taken by the SettlementsTaken by the Settlements
Land Status in the West BankLand Status in the West Bank
Private Palestinian Land State Land
Survey Land Land Owned by Jews
From the State’s response From the State’s response to Peace Now’s Petition:to Peace Now’s Petition:
“The issue of the petition is a complex and most sensitive issue, where, among others, security considerations and foreign relations aspects of the State of Israel are concerned”
Main FindingsMain Findings• 80.25% of the settlements and
outpost sit )fully or partially( on Private Palestinian Land )130 of 162(
• Only 27 settlements and outposts are “clean” from Private Palestinian Land or Survey Land
The Total Area of the SettlementsThe Total Area of the Settlements
The rest of the lands67.6%
Private Palestinian
Land32.4%
OfraOfra
Private Palestinian Land - 93.2%
Survey Land - 0%
Jewish Land - 2.9%
State Land - 4%
ArielAriel
Private Palestinian Land -35.1% Survey Land 1.9%
Jewish Land0% State Land - 62.9%
A Solution is Possible!A Solution is Possible!
120 Israeli Settlements
The Situation Today
267,500 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
2,050,000 Palestinians + 250,000 in Jerusalem
8.6% of the WB49 Settlements
The Separation Fence
190,000 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
70,000 Palestinians + 250,000 in Jerusalem
2.2% of the WB21 Settlements
Geneva Initiative
140,000 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
0 Palestinians annexed
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