Israeli settlements in the West Bank

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Israeli settlements in the West Bank are Jewish civilian communities established by Israel in the occupied West Bank territory, widely regarded as illegal under international law and central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli settlement
Jewish community
controversial political issue
administeredBy Israel
connectedBy Israeli-only or restricted-access roads
country Israel
criticizedFor changing demographic balance in the West Bank
creating facts on the ground
effectOnPalestinians fragmentation of Palestinian territory
land expropriation claims
effectOnPeaceProcess major final-status issue
ethnicMajority Jewish Israelis
followsEvent Six-Day War
governedBy Israeli Civil Administration
hasPart Israeli agricultural settlements in the West Bank
Israeli industrial zones in the West Bank
Israeli outposts in the West Bank
Israeli urban settlements in the West Bank
includesSettlement Ariel
Beitar Illit
Gush Etzion settlements
linked to: Gush Etzion

Kiryat Arba
Ma'ale Adumim
Modi'in Illit
legalStatusUnderInternationalLaw considered a violation of Fourth Geneva Convention by most states
widely considered illegal
legalStatusUnderIsraeliLaw generally authorized by Israeli government
locatedIn Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestinian territories
West Bank
opposedBy European Union
PLO
Palestinian Authority
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334
most human rights organizations
partOf Israeli settlement enterprise
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
population hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers
regulatedBy Israeli planning and zoning authorities
religionMajority Judaism
securityProvidedBy Israel Defense Forces
startTime 1967
subjectOf UN fact-finding missions
boycott and divestment campaigns
international diplomatic disputes
supportedBy Israeli settler movement
various Israeli governments
territoryOccupiedFrom Jordan

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Palestinian national movement opposes Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Oslo Accords leftForFinalStatusNegotiations Israeli settlements
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Question of Palestine concerns Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Religious Zionism influences Israeli settlement movement
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Israeli settlements in the West Bank partOf Israeli settlement enterprise
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Israeli settlements in the West Bank supportedBy Israeli settler movement
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Area B (West Bank) excludes Israeli settlements
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Area C (West Bank) hasPopulation Israeli settlers
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Green Line (Israel) relatedConcept Israeli settlements
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Greater Israel relatedConcept Israeli settlements
linked to: Israeli settlements in the West Bank