Animated map shows spread of illegal Israeli settlements across Palestine
- Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- These settlements often look like ordinary suburbs: uniform townhouses, red-tiled roofs, and neat lawns, perched atop hills that give them a commanding view of the Palestinian towns and villages carved up to make room for them.
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- Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- These settlements often look like ordinary suburbs: uniform townhouses, red-tiled roofs, and neat lawns, perched atop hills that give them a commanding view of the Palestinian towns and villages carved up to make room for them.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank are pogromslist 2 of 4Bezalel Smotrich’s long struggle to annex the West Bank for Israellist 3 of 4Why ‘pogrom’ best describes what’s happeni
Sources: Al Jazeera