The Settlement Industry
For Israeli settlements in the West Bank, exploiting Palestinian life is a billion dollar industry.
Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank are becoming a liability.
Even officials in the United States have started to question Israeli settlement activity, inviting backlash from Zionists in Israel and the United States.
Earlier this year, US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, hardly an anti-Zionist, touched a nerve when he pointed out the obvious — Israeli settlements in illegally occupied Palestine have expanded; Israeli vigilantes murder Palestinians without fear of investigation or reprisal; and, in the occupied areas, Israelis enjoy civilian legal protections while Palestinians live under military rule.
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