Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories

Never in the forty-two years that Israel has been occupying and settling the West Bank has an Israeli prime minister taken seriously, let alone implemented, U.S. demands for a freeze of settlement expansion.

America’s commitment to Israel’s security has been a constant in U.S. foreign policy. It is based on our national security interest in Arab-Israeli peace, the assumption of shared values, and the belief that Israel would make peace if it felt truly secure.

Palestinians will never be able to undo the damage caused by these massive, illegal and politically motivated settlements