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Palestinian Population Continues to Shrink in East Jerusalem
The streets of East Jerusalem's commercial center begin to empty in mid-afternoon, as the workday ends and people return to their homes. By evening, when Ramallah, Nablus, and Gaza are teeming with people strolling the sidewalks, chatting on street corners, and dining in restaurants, Jerusalem's main thoroughfare, Salaheddin Street, is as quiet as a graveyard. . . .   Read more

Netanyahu Presents His "Allon-Plus" Final Status Map
Some weeks ago Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat exclaimed in frustration, "I don't know what Netanyahu wants." Well, now he does. Read more

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Status of Settlements in the Occupied Territories
U.S. legislation enacted in 1992 for the provision of loan guarantees to Israel instructs the president to report annually to Congress on issues related to Israel's settlement policies and economic conditions. This reporting requirement continues despite the completion of the disbursement of loan guarantees in the current fiscal year. The information below is excerpted from annual reports on the loan guarantee to Israel program and is current for the month of August in the indicated years. Read more

Moshe Dayan on Settlement in Hebron--"A Real Disaster"
On April 27, 1997, the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharanot published interviews conducted by correspondent Rami Tal with former minister of defense Moshe Dayan in 1976. The following are excerpts from these interviews, which Dayan had requested not be published without his permission. Read more

Economic Constraints to Settlement Expansion
The headline in the Israeli mass market daily Yediot Aharanot on May 1 exclaimed: "In the Territories: Lots of Building--The Construction Craze in Judea and Samaria Once Again Begins a Stepped-Up Pace." Read more

U.S. Reaffirms Support for Natural Growth of Settlements
A new twist was added to U.S. settlement policy during the May round of negotiations conducted by U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis Ross. Read more

Back Panel Quote
Minister of the Interior Eli Suissa Read more