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Palestinians for Peace and Democracy
Presents
“Israeli Settlement Activity Roadblock on the Roadmap to
Peace”
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Jewish-only colonies situated in the Occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
Residents of the settlements may refer to them as “Jewish communities" or “Jewish neighborhoods."
What are the Settlements?
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In 1967, right after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. The first Settlement, Kfar Etzion, was established three months after the occupation of the West Bank.
When did the Settlements start?
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The settlements in the West Bank vary widely, from full-blown cities to enclaves of a few trailers and a generator.
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Settlement growth was slow until 1977, when the conservative Likud Party took
power.
Where
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settlements?
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SettlementsSettlements
In West Bank, In West Bank, Gaza and Gaza and
East East Jerusalem Jerusalem
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The effect of the The effect of the Settlements on Settlements on the the Geography Geography
of the West Bankof the West Bank
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"Everybody has to move, run and grab as many hilltops as they can to enlarge the settlements because everything we take now will stay ours... Everything we don't grab will go to them." (Ariel Sharon A.F.P Nov. 15, 1998)
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"The very point of Labor's Zionist program is to have "The very point of Labor's Zionist program is to have as much land as possible and as few Arabs as as much land as possible and as few Arabs as possible!" --Yitzhak Navon ex-Israeli president possible!" --Yitzhak Navon ex-Israeli president (1978-82) and a leading left wing party politician (1978-82) and a leading left wing party politician
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By capturing the hilltops with a chain of settlements, the interconnecting infrastructure and military outposts, Palestinian villages in the valleys become inhabitable ghettos.
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The footprint of the settlements takes about 2% of the Palestinian land, when the land used for military installations, security, bypass roads, the Wall and reserves is added in, 42% of the Palestinian land is off-limits to Palestinians.
Settler population in the West Bank, Gaza,Settler population in the West Bank, Gaza,
& East Jerusalem& East Jerusalem
About 400,000About 400,000
Half of them are in Half of them are in
East JerusalemEast Jerusalem
All the bypassbypass roads have a 50 – 75m buffer zone on each side of the road in which no construction is allowed.
Israeli settlers in the Gaza strip have access to 699 times more land per capita than
refugee camp residents.
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Refugee camps Gaza Settlement
55.500 per km2
26.400 per km2
665 per km2
Population DensityPopulation Density
1,000Cubic
172Cubic
The annual per capita consumption of water among settlers in the Gaza strip is 1,000 cubic meters, compared to 172 cubic meters per Palestinian.
SettlerSettler PalestinianPalestinian
By signing the Oslo agreement 1993, Israel committed itself to freezing settlement expansion and to preserving the “integrity and status” of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Contrary to this, the settlement population doubled during this period.
65 new settlements during Oslo
From February 2001 when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took office, until the end of June 2002, 44 new settlement sites were established. ( Peace Now June 2002)
Illegal under international law
Article 49 of the 4th Geneva Convention – the occupying power "shall not deport or transfer part of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies."
Settlers have killed at least 54 Palestinians since September 2000.
Settler ViolenceSettler Violence
Palestine Monitor September 2003Palestine Monitor September 2003
Attacks on Palestinians are a daily reality for Attacks on Palestinians are a daily reality for the people of Hebron. the people of Hebron.
If you wake up and see the Israeli flag over If you wake up and see the Israeli flag over
your home, that means “Leave.”your home, that means “Leave.”
The graffiti and illustration, scrawled over the The graffiti and illustration, scrawled over the wall say "Mohammed is a pig."wall say "Mohammed is a pig."
I.S.M Photo by DaveI.S.M Photo by Dave
This is what the Settlers did to this young man in This is what the Settlers did to this young man in Hebron.Hebron.
“Zionist colonization must either stop, or else proceed regardless of the native population. Which means that it can proceed and develop only under the
protection of a power that is independent of the native population – behind an
iron wall, which the native population cannot breach.”
Vladimir Jabotinsky November 1923
The route of the The route of the wall is wall is 670670 Km. Km.
The route of the The route of the green line (Border) green line (Border) is is 350 km.350 km.
WHY Qalqilya is a WHY Qalqilya is a GhettoGhetto
92% of the Settlers 92% of the Settlers will end up on the will end up on the
Israeli side of the wallIsraeli side of the wall
QalqilyaQalqilya
For any state to survive it must beFor any state to survive it must be
(1)(1)SovereignSovereign
(2) Geographically contiguous(2) Geographically contiguous
(3) Economically sustainable(3) Economically sustainable
Is the two state solution still possible?Is the two state solution still possible?
HOW can you be a HOW can you be a Sovereign state Sovereign state
When you don’t have control overWhen you don’t have control over
Your Border Your Border
Your Water Your Water
Your SkyYour Sky
And no Army And no Army
And 42% of your land is controlled by another And 42% of your land is controlled by another country? country?
Economically sustainableEconomically sustainable
Tourism and Tourism and AgricultureAgriculture are the are the leading leading industries.industries.
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Jordan valleyJordan valley
The bread The bread basketbasket
What does Sharon have in mind?What does Sharon have in mind?
The facts on the ground show how the settlements are
making the two state solution impossible.
Unless Israel removes ALL its Unless Israel removes ALL its Settlements and dismantles the Settlements and dismantles the
wall, the future of a viable wall, the future of a viable Palestinian State looks bleak.Palestinian State looks bleak.
For the sake of For the sake of PEACE stop the PEACE stop the
Israeli Israeli colonization of colonization of
PalestinePalestine
ResourcesResources
BBCBBC
Peace NowPeace Now
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights The Palestinian Center for Human Rights
The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)
United Nations OCHAUnited Nations OCHA
Palestine MonitorPalestine Monitor
U.S State DepartmentU.S State Department
www.btselem.orgwww.btselem.org