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Myths & Facts
Chapter 16: The Settlements

By: Mitchell G. Bard

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Israeli settlements are illegal.
Settlements are an obstacle to peace.
The Geneva Convention prohibits the construction of Israeli settlements.
The size of the Jewish population in the West Bank precludes any territorial compromise.
Israel must dismantle all the settlements for peace.
Settlements make it impossible for a Palestinian state to be contiguous.
Europe Opposes Illegal Palestinian Settlements.
Labeling products from the West Bank as made in an “Israeli Settlement” will advance the cause of peace.
There are no Palestinian settlements.
Israeli settler population surged during Trump era.
Israel’s announcement of new settlement construction threatens the two-state solution.

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