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News

Netanyahu Learns How to Expand Settlements Quietly
Further details of the large-scale expansion of settlements in the West Bank, beginning in the last half of 1997, illuminate the Netanyahu government's growing appreciation of the advantages of building "quietly." Read more

To Our Readers
U.S. policy is responsible, in part, for the current impasse in Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. It has proven itself unequal to the task it has confronted in the aftermath of Benjamin Netanyahu's election almost two years ago.  Read more

The Golan Heights--Settlement Roundup
With negotiations between Israel and Syria in the deep freeze, news about settlement expansion in the Golan Heights has been conspicuous by its low public profile. Nevertheless, the small community of almost 15,000 Israeli settlers living in 32 Golan settlements continues at a steady pace of development and expansion. Read more

Settlement Timeline

Short Takes

Map: West Bank

Statistics: Israeli Settler Population in the Occupied Territories, 1997

Statistics: West Bank Settlements (excluding East Jerusalem), 1997