Settlement Construction

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Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category

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A construction site is seen in Gilo, a Jewish settlement that Israel erected on land it captured in the West Bank in a 1967 war and annexed unilaterally as part of its declared capital, Jerusalem September 27, 2011. Israel on Tuesday approved construction of 1,100 homes for Jews on the annexed land in the West Bank, a move that could complicate international efforts to renew peace talks and defuse a crisis over a Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An employee stands at a construction site in Gilo, a Jewish settlement on land Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality October 2, 2011. Israel accepted on Sunday a call by international mediators to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, who quickly reaffirmed their refusal to negotiate until settlement-building stops on land they seek for state. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Palestinian labourers work on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 2, 2011. Israel decided on Tuesday to accelerate Jewish settlement building and withhold Palestinian Authority funds, moves likely to further hold up international efforts to revive peace talks. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Palestinian labourer works on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 2, 2011. Israel decided on Tuesday to accelerate Jewish settlement building and withhold Palestinian Authority funds, moves likely to further hold up international efforts to revive peace talks. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS)

Palestinian labourers work on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 2, 2011. Israel decided on Tuesday to accelerate Jewish settlement building and withhold Palestinian Authority funds, moves likely to further hold up international efforts to revive peace talks. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS)

Palestinian labourers work on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 2, 2011. Israel decided on Tuesday to accelerate Jewish settlement building and withhold Palestinian Authority funds, moves likely to further hold up international efforts to revive peace talks. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

Construction work proceeds at a site of a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Israel announced late Tuesday that it has ordered accelerated construction of 2,000 new apartments for Israelis in east Jerusalem, the section claimed by the Palestinians as their capital, and nearby West Bank settlements. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

A construction worker works at a site of a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Israel announced late Tuesday that it has ordered accelerated construction of 2,000 new apartments for Israelis in east Jerusalem, the section claimed by the Palestinians as their capital, and nearby West Bank settlements. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

A construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Israel announced late Tuesday that it has ordered accelerated construction of 2,000 new apartments for Israelis in east Jerusalem, the section claimed by the Palestinians as their capital, and nearby West Bank settlements. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

New houses are seen in West Bank Israeli settlement of Qedar, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on November 2, 2011. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government’s decision to accelerate settlement building was a fundamental right, not punishment for the Palestinians joining UNESCO. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

A general view shows the West Bank Israeli settlement of Qedar, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on November 2, 2011. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government’s decision to accelerate settlement building was a fundamental right, not punishment for the Palestinians joining UNESCO. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

A Palestinian labourer works on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 16, 2011. Israel said on Tuesday it will invite bids soon for constructing 814 homes in occupied land it considers part of Jerusalem, pursuing a decision to speed up building in settlements after Palestinians won full membership in the U.N. cultural agency. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A Palestinian labourer works on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim November 16, 2011. Israel said on Tuesday it will invite bids soon for constructing 814 homes in occupied land it considers part of Jerusalem, pursuing a decision to speed up building in settlements after Palestinians won full membership in the U.N. cultural agency. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A Sudanese labourer works on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 19, 2011. Israel began seeking tenders to build more than 1,000 homes in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a settlement plan it accelerated after Palestinians won recognition by a U.N. body, but a move which complicates a return to negotiations. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Palestinian man herds sheep near a construction site at a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 19, 2011. Israel began seeking tenders to build more than 1,000 homes in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a settlement plan it accelerated after Palestinians won recognition by a U.N. body, but a move which complicates a return to negotiations. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS ANIMALS)

Labourers work at a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 19, 2011. Israel began seeking tenders to build more than 1,000 homes in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a settlement plan it accelerated after Palestinians won recognition by a U.N. body, but a move which complicates a return to negotiations. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS)

Builders work on a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on October 2, 2011 as The Middle East peacemaking Quartet — comprising the United States, United Nations, European Union, and Russia — has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks within a month with the goal of a peace deal by the end of 2012. Israel and the Palestinians have advanced broadly different interpretations of the call, with Israel saying it urges talks without preconditions and the Palestinians saying it requires a halt to Israeli settlement construction. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

Israel’s Deptuy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon (C) talks to the press during a tour near a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on October 2, 2011 as The Middle East peacemaking Quartet — comprising the United States, United Nations, European Union, and Russia — has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks within a month with the goal of a peace deal by the end of 2012. Israel and the Palestinians have advanced broadly different interpretations of the call, with Israel saying it urges talks without preconditions and the Palestinians saying it requires a halt to Israeli settlement construction. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

An Israeli woman walks past a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on October 2, 2011 as The Middle East peacemaking Quartet — comprising the United States, United Nations, European Union, and Russia — has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks within a month with the goal of a peace deal by the end of 2012. Israel and the Palestinians have advanced broadly different interpretations of the call, with Israel saying it urges talks without preconditions and the Palestinians saying it requires a halt to Israeli settlement construction. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

A picture shows a general view of the Jewish settlement of Pisgat Zeev in East Jerusalem on August 11, 2011 as Israel’s interior minister has given final approval for the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, prompting a furious reaction from Palestinian officials. AFP PHOTO /AHMAD GHARABLI

Construction goes on in the Isareli settlement of Pizgat Zeev, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on November 16, 2011. Israel’s government said it will invite tenders for the construction of more than 800 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move to punish the Palestinians for joining UNESCO. The housing ministry said it had published formal notice of its intention to invite tenders to build 749 housing units in Har Homa and another 65 in Pisgat Zeev, both settlement neighbourhoods in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

Construction goes on in the Isareli settlement of Pizgat Zeev, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on November 16, 2011. Israel’s government said it will invite tenders for the construction of more than 800 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move to punish the Palestinians for joining UNESCO. The housing ministry said it had published formal notice of its intention to invite tenders to build 749 housing units in Har Homa and another 65 in Pisgat Zeev, both settlement neighbourhoods in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

Construction goes on in the Isareli settlement of Pizgat Zeev, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on November 16, 2011. Israel’s government said it will invite tenders for the construction of more than 800 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move to punish the Palestinians for joining UNESCO. The housing ministry said it had published formal notice of its intention to invite tenders to build 749 housing units in Har Homa and another 65 in Pisgat Zeev, both settlement neighbourhoods in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

Construction goes on in the Isareli settlement of Pizgat Zeev, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on November 16, 2011. Israel’s government said it will invite tenders for the construction of more than 800 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move to punish the Palestinians for joining UNESCO. The housing ministry said it had published formal notice of its intention to invite tenders to build 749 housing units in Har Homa and another 65 in Pisgat Zeev, both settlement neighbourhoods in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI

Workers construct new houses in the Jewish settlement of Shilo in the occupied West Bank on November 28, 2011, overlooking a Palestinian village. Israel has approved construction of more than 100 homes in Shilo, according to the Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now, a move likely to bring fresh international condemnation. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

Workers construct new houses in the Jewish settlement of Shilo in the occupied West Bank on November 28, 2011, overlooking a Palestinian village. Israel has approved construction of more than 100 homes in Shilo, according to the Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now, a move likely to bring fresh international condemnation. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

Builders work on a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on October 2, 2011 as The Middle East peacemaking Quartet — comprising the United States, United Nations, European Union, and Russia — has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks within a month with the goal of a peace deal by the end of 2012. Israel and the Palestinians have advanced broadly different interpretations of the call, with Israel saying it urges talks without preconditions and the Palestinians saying it requires a halt to Israeli settlement construction. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

A picture shows a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on September 27, 2011 as the Israeli government approved a plan for 1,100 new homes in the settlement, in a move the Palestinian leadership said snubs a Quartet proposal for new peace talks. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

A picture shows a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on September 27, 2011 as the Israeli government approved a plan for 1,100 new homes in the settlement, in a move the Palestinian leadership said snubs a Quartet proposal for new peace talks. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

A picture shows a new construction site in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Gilo on September 27, 2011 as the Israeli government approved a plan for 1,100 new homes in the settlement, in a move the Palestinian leadership said snubs a Quartet proposal for new peace talks. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA

• Israel is NOT looking for Peace but for this: “Greater Israel” Published by Radical Settler Movement
• On Aug 30,2010 Before previous peacetalks Netanyahu VOWED NO CONCESSIONS: “Eretz Israel” stretches from the med 2 river jordan INCL West Bank & Gaza
• With his OP-ED in #NYT anny Danon confirmed Netanyahu as well: “Making the Land of Israel Whole“
• Recently: Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said: “The land of Israel is ours in its entirety“
• Knesset to vote on full Israeli annexation of the West Bank
• Read what Israel thinks about US: Netanyahu: ‘America is a thing you can move very easily
• Netanyahu: ‘We won’t renew settlement freeze to lure PA to talks’
• Israel plans 1000’s more settlement units as legislators call for FULL ANNEXATION of the WEST BANK
• Ayalon: Settlement in Jerusalem not for discussion | October 16, 2011
• Occupation planning to build 1.000.000 housing unites in next 10 years | October 26, 2011
• Read, what Leaders of Zionism spoke about the Endlösung for Palestine
• Israel’s Endlösung is going on for 63 years. List of All massacres
• The massacre which is NOT covered by your local media: 2011
• What is being ignored: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures
• Save yourself time, Forget all details. It is only about this : Ethnic Cleansing
• MK Danon intros bill to annex West Bank: “The tree that Abbas climbed up cld produce the fruit of the Zionist endeavor”/a>
• Israeli cabinet may respond to UNESCO vote with ‘punitive’ settlement construction | Ynet Nov 1, 2011

Special Topic | ETHNIC CLEANSING

Fact Sheets

Facts on the Ground
http://peacenow.org/map.php

Live map of settlements
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/americans-for-peace-now-facts-on-the-ground-must-see-share/

Factsheet Colonisation & ethnic Cleansing of Jerusalem
http://wp.me/p16sn9-6E

Factsheet Israels Colonial Settlement Policy
http://wp.me/p16sn9-6G

Factsheet Palestine-Israel : The basic Facts
http://wp.me/p16sn9-6A

Factsheet The Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley
http://wp.me/p16sn9-6w

Factsheet Palestinian Refugees
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/factsheet-refugee-fact-sheet/

PHOTO GALLERIES

Activestills | Home Demolitions
http://activestills.org/category/image-galleries/occupation/daily-life/house-demolitions

ActiveStills | Settlements and Settlers
http://activestills.org/image/tid/47/grid?page=1