Israeli Settlements in the West Bank November, 2007

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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