Israeli Settlements Are Illegal and Provocative
Israeli Settlements Are Illegal and Provocative
Israeli Settlements Are Illegal and Provocative
One of Israel's most egregious violations of the 4th Geneva Convention is the construction of massive settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. The terms of the Convention couldn't be clearer: "The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies." The Israeli government is essentially colonizing the Occupied Territories.
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More than 350,000 settlers have built approximately 150 illegal settlements on confiscated Palestinian land. And the number is growing. Since 2001 forty-four new settlements have been established, according to an aerial survey by Peace Now . Jewish-only bypass roads that connect settlements to each other and to Israel have carved up Palestine into disconnected Palestinian islands, making establishment of a viable Palestinian state impossible. The army and settlers also confiscate scarce natural resources from the region. Israeli Jewish settlers are allocated 4.5 times more water, per capita, for agricultural and personal use than the occupied Palestinians themselves.
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