Settlements

Feature Story Delayed but Not Dead, the E1 Settlement Plan Threatens Lingering Two-State Dreams

The international community has managed to delay the E1 settlement plan once again, but it is only a matter of time until Israel puts it back on the table.

Backgrounder The History of Israeli Settlement Expansion in and around East Jerusalem from 1967 to 1993

From 1967 to 1993, successive Israeli governments laid the foundations for an expanding settlement enterprise to Judaize Jerusalem and its surroundings.

Short Take How Israel Applies the Absentees’ Property Law to Confiscate Palestinian Property in Jerusalem

Israel uses the 1950 Absentees’ Property Law and several amendments to it to confiscate Palestinian property across East Jerusalem and give it to Jewish settlers.

Backgrounder The Three Israeli Settlement Rings in and around East Jerusalem: Supplanting Palestinian Jerusalem

Israel’s settlements in and around Jerusalem take the shape of three rings that contribute to Judaizing the city and fragmenting its Palestinian communities.

Case Study al-Walaja: The Ancient Palestinian Village Ghettoized by Proliferating Settlements and the Separation Wall

One of Jerusalem’s most important villages, al-Walaja, has been suffocated by Israeli settlements and their infrastructure and converted into an open-air prison.

Video Americans Are Complicit in Settler Aggressions That Dispossess Palestinians in Jerusalem

Americans are heavily involved in settler aggressions against Palestinians in Jerusalem that result in their dispossession. 

Video In Silwan, Target of Israeli Settlers and Authorities, Art Expresses Resilience and Resistance

In Silwan, art installations painted with powerful messages offer a sense of dignity, resilience, and hope to a community under continuous threat.

Feature Story The Custom-Made Single-Family Ghetto, Courtesy of the State

The Hajajla family house in al-Walaja, built before 1967 with clearly documented ownership, could not be destroyed or evacuated. So the state invested millions to ghettoize it.

Backgrounder Israel’s Vision of a Greater [Jewish] Jerusalem

How Israel seeks to reshape the broader Jerusalem region, ensuring permanent control and blocking the possibility of Palestinian communal life