Slide 1: Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
November, 2007 www.peacenow.org.il
Slide 2: 1967
The West Bank 600,000 Palestinians
(in Gaza Strip 500,000+)
Slide 3: 2007
120
Israeli Settlements
267,500 Settlers*
2,400,000 Palestinians
* East Jerusalem Excluded
Slide 4: The Oslo Agreement
Area A - Full
Palestinian Control
Area B – Israeli
Military Control
Area C – Full Israeli
Control
Slide 5: The Oslo Agreement
Slide 6: 2007
105 “ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS”
~3,000 settlers
Slide 7: Roadblocks & Checkpoints
Roadblocks - 467 Manned Checkpoints - 93
Only 35 Checkpoints are ”last before Israel“ CPs
Based on Btselem & Ocha
Slide 8: The Separation Barrier
km 760
km - Wall 30 km - Fence 730
Slide 10: Construction In Settlements
On Going Building - In 88 Settlements (75% of the settlements)
Slide 11: ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS
Slide 12: Haro‘e
Derech Ha‘avot
Slide 13: Israel’s Obligations to Evacuate Outposts:
Israeli Law & Government Decision
(March 2005)
The Road Map (May 2003) Israeli Supreme Court
An Official Letter to NSA (April 2004)
Slide 14: :(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
Removal of unauthorized outposts: the Prime .2" 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
Slide 15: Migron
settlers 200~
Slide 16: Private Palestinian Lands Taken by the Settlements
Slide 17: Land Status in the West Bank
Private Palestinian Land State Land Survey Land Land Owned by Jews
Slide 18: From the State’s response 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“
Slide 19: Main 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
Slide 20: The Total Area of the Settlements
The rest of the lands 67.6%
Private Palestinian Land 32.4%
Slide 21: Ofra
Private Palestinian Land - 93.2% Survey Land - 0% Jewish Land - 2.9% State Land - 4%
Slide 22: Ariel
Private Palestinian Land -35.1% Survey Land 1.9% Jewish Land0% State Land - 62.9%
Slide 23: A Solution is Possible!
Slide 24: The Situation Today 120
Israeli Settlements 267,500 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
2,050,000 Palestinians + 250,000 in Jerusalem
Slide 25: The Separation Fence 8.6% of the WB
49 Settlements 190,000 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
70,000 Palestinians + 250,000 in Jerusalem
Slide 26: Geneva Initiative
2.2% of the WB
21 Settlements 140,000 Settlers + 180,000 in Jerusalem
0 Palestinians annexed
Slide 27: For further information:
www.peacenow.org.il