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Israeli settlements are Jewish communities in areas under Israeli control as a result of the 1967 Six Day War. The term does not distinguish between communities established before 1948, subsequently destroyed by the Arabs, and communities newly established after 1967.
After the 1967 Six Day War, Israel built Jewish communities (typically referred to as settlements) in areas captured from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria (see West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan). Some of the settlements were reestablished on sites of Jewish communities destroyed between 1929 and 1967. Without distinguishing between those that were new or reestablished, the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly have several times condemned Israel for constructing and expanding these settlements.
In spite of UN and internal condemnation of these settlements, Israel contends that the construction is legal under international law.
According to Israeli government statistics, just under 400,000 Israelis lived in territories captured during the 1967 war as of November 2000. This number is controversial, as it includes a large number of Israeli citizens who live in East Jerusalem, which the United Nations once planned as part of an international zone (former compromise proposal, Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na, which the ArabThere are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab World); this definition covers states rejected). Maps of these settlements [1], [2]. Since the Oslo AccordsThe Oslo Accords were a series of agreements negotiated between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO, acting as representatives of the Palestinian people) in 1993 as part of a peace process between the two sides, officiall 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. the settlers' number on the West Bank and Gaza (excluding East Jerusalem) has almost doubled, from 115,000 to 230,000.
The term "settlement" actually encompasses a wide variety of cities, suburbs, towns, and villages. Some settlements, such as Gilo , are, in effect, suburbs of JerusalemCapitals in Asia For alternate uses see Jerusalem (disambiguation Jerusalem ( Modern Hebrew: Yerushalayim Biblical Hebrew: Arabic: al-Quds see also Names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christ; politically part of the municipality of Jerusalem, contiguous with the city, and indistinguishable from other non-"settlement" Jerusalem suburbs. Others, such as Ariel and Ma'ale Adummim are small cities, with populations ranging from 20,000 to 30,000. At the other end of the spectrum, some settlements consist of a few trailers on a hilltop, with populations of a few dozen people or even fewer.
Some of the 323 settlements were established on sites that had been inhabited by Jewish communities during the British Mandate of Palestine. In at least one case, Hebron, the post-1967 settlers were condemned by an association of its pre-1929 Jewish inhabitants.
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