Israeli settlements exist in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), which is claimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sovereign territory of the State of Palestine, and in the Golan Heights, which is internationally recognized as a part of the sovereign territory of Syria.

Settlements are Israeli civilian communities, overwhelmingly inhabited by Jews 1, in territories acquired by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War that are not under Israeli sovereignty.

Jan 11, 2025 · Israeli settlement, any of the communities of Israeli Jews built after 1967 in the territories occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War—the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. Most, but not all, were …

Feb 2, 2024 · Settlers are Jewish Israelis who live in the Israeli-occupied territories, mostly in communities built by the Israeli government.

Nov 6, 2023 · Settlers are Israeli citizens who live on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The vast majority of the settlements have been built...

This is a list of Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.

Dec 29, 2016 · Here are seven key things to know about the settlements: 1. Settlements are growing rapidly. The term "settlements" may conjure up images of small encampments or temporary housing, and many...

From Jordan, Israel gains control of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. From Egypt, Israel gains control of the Sinai Peninsula up to the Suez Canal, and the Gaza Strip. From Syria, Israel gains control of most of the Golan Heights, which since 1981 has been administered under the Golan Heights Law.

Israeli settlements are Jewish communities established after 1967 in territories captured by Israel during the Six Day War, a war in which the Jewish state’s survival was threatened by Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian and other forces.

Jan 26, 2025 · Rural settlement. The rural population, defined as residents of settlements with less than 2,000 people, amounts to less than one-tenth of the nation’s total inhabitants. About one-tenth of the Jewish population is rural, of whom …