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Summary of the 9-Months Talks: Unprecedented Settlement Development Settlement Watch, , 29/4/14

During the 9 months of Secretary Kerry’s efforts in the region, the Israeli Government promoted plans and tenders for at least 13,851 housing units in the settlements and East - an average of 50 units per day and 1,540 units per month.

The 13,851 units include: • Tenders for 4,868 units – 2,248 of them in settlements and 2,620 units in East Jerusalem. (The were also tenders for another 1,235 units in re-issued tenders, where the tenders are calls for bids to buy units that weren’t sold in previous tenders). • Promotion of plans for 8,983 units – 6,561 of them in West Bank settlements and 2,422 in East Jerusalem.

The plans were in all West Bank areas: • Plans for 4,793 units in isolated settlements (73%) • Plans for 1,768 units in settlements closer to the Green Line (27%)

The average yearly number of tenders was 4 times higher compared to previous years:

Tenders: Yearly Average

6,113 West Bank Settlements East Jerusalem Total 3,855

2,258 2,084 1,371 1,389 1,385 856 883 713 534 502

2nd Sharon Olmert Government 1st Netanyahu Current Netanyahu Government Government Government

Doubling the number of construction Starts: According to the Israeli CBS data, in the second half of year 2013, some 828 new units were started to be built in the settlements, while at the equivalent time in 2012, only 484 units started. (the CBS data does not include the first three months of 2014).

New Settlements and Outposts: • Two new outposts were established – the Brosh outpost at the Valley and Givat Eitam, south of Bethlehem. • A New settlement at the heart of the City of Hebron was established for the first time since the 80’s. • Four outposts were legalized by promoting plans for them: Nahalei Tal and Zayit Ra’anan (near ), Givat Sal’it (in The Jordan Valley) and Elmatan (near ). • A new settlement was founded, when 60 families moved in to live in the settlement of Leshem near Salfit. • In East Jerusalem – two big tourist projects in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan were promoted (the Kedem compound and the Spring House), and the National Park at the lands of Issawiya was approved. • In addition, the Ministry of Housing published tenders for preparing plans for 24,000 units in several settlements in the West Bank, including in E1. Following the publication by Peace Now, the tenders were cancelled.

Peace Now: Not only that the construction and the announcements of settlements were destructive for the American efforts and for the faith between the two sides, it also created facts on the ground that proved more than anything else that the Netanyahu Government did not mean to go for a two states solution but rather acted in order to strengthen the Israeli control over the Occupied Territories.

List of tenders and plans according to settlement:

Tender Units Settlement No. Units Settlement (Plans) 346/2012 36 60 365/2012 117 Beitar Illit 48 Ma'ale Adumim 91/2013 92 334 96/2013 149 28 4/8/13 30 72 Elkana 38/2013 283 Givat Ze'ev 494 Ma'ale Adumim 39/2013 2 Modiin Illit 732 90/2013 196 Elmatan 37 Givat Ze'ev 103/2013 102 Ariel 844 Ariel 162/2013 18 Beit Arye 27 Adam 252/2013 80 160 Ma'ale Adumim 274/2013 112 277 Beitar Illit 275/2013 238 Leshem 694 Alfei Menashe 302/2013 1 19 Elkana 303/2013 1 Karnei Shomron 22 Almog 31 208 /יש Efrat 2014/1 Beit El 496 24 /יש Beitar Illit 2/2014 Bracha 90 102 /יש Imanuel 3/2014 Givat Sal'it 125 86 /יש Karnei Shomron 4/2014 Galgal 234 68 /יש Alfei Menashe 5/2014 559 40 /יש Ariel 6/2014 Tene 48 75 /יש Adam 9/2014 Kochav Yaacov 38 19 /יש Efrat 10/2014 Maon 230 169 /יש Elkana 11/2014 Pisgat Ze'ev 82/2013 160 52 Har Homa 84/2013 80 250 Har Homa 85/2013 130 65 Pisgat Ze'ev 86/2013 23 Shilo 495 Gilo 108/2013 397 Total 6,561 Gilo 273/2013 311 Ramat Shlomo 293/2013 387 182 /ים Pisgat Ze'ev 7/2014 294 /ים Ramot 8/2014 600 /ים Ramat Shlomo 12/2014 56 /ים Neve Yaacov 16/2014 Total 4868

Settlements promotion during the talks - Timeline

01-08-13 Depositing of plan No. 515/5 for 48 units in Tene Depositing of plan No. 508/1 for 230 units in Ma’on Depositing of plan No. 411/5 for 40 units in Nokdim

06-08-13 Depositing of plan No. 205/12 for 30 units in Shilo

07-08-13 Discussion for depositing of plan No. 317/2 for 234 units in Galgal Discussion for depositing of plan No. 242/1/3 for 38 units in Kochav Yaacov Discussion for depositing of plan No. 205/14 for 17 units in Shilo Discussion for depositing of plan No. 235/2/4 for 304 units in Talmon Discussion for depositing of plan No. 405/6/6/1 for 60 units in Alon Shvut Discussion for depositing of plan No. 227/21 for 30 units in Kfar Adumim Discussion for depositing of plan No. 604/4 for 31 units in Almog Discussion for depositing of plan No. 235/10 for 255 units in Talmon Discussion for validation of plan No. 426/1/1/3/8 for 48 units in Beitar Illit Discussion for validation of plan No. 205/13 for 95 units in Shilo

11-8-13 Publication of tender No. 346/2012 for 36 units in Beitar Illit Publication of tender No. 365/2012 for 117 units in Ariel Publication of tender No. 91/2013 for 92 units in Maale Adumim Publication of tender No. 96/2013 for 149 units in Efrat Publication of tender No. 82/2013 for 160 units in Pisgat Ze’ev Publication of tender No. 84/2013 for 80 units in Har Homa C Publication of tender No. 85/2013 for 130 units in Har Homa B Publication of tender No. 86/2013 for 23 units in Pisgat Ze’ev Publication of tender No. 108/2013 for 397 units in Gilo

12-8-13 Publication of validation of a Plan for 891 units in Gilo

13-08-13 Publication of validation of plan No. 210/6/3 for 732 units in Modi’in Illit

21-08-13 Approval by the Minister of Defense for plan No. 220/23 for 381 units in Givat Ze’ev

08-09-13 Depositing of plan No. 215/2/11 for 1 unit in Givat Ze’ev

09-09-13 Depositing of plan No. 116/5 for 37 units in Elmatan

10-09-13 Discussion for validation of plan No. 132/6for 694 units in Alei Zahav

09-10-13 Discussion for validation of plan No. 227/15 for 25 units in Kfar Adumim

24-10-13 Publication of tender No. 040813 for 30 units in Beit El Publication of tender No. 170/2013 for planning of 9,560 units in the West Bank – the tender was cancelled.

30-10-13 Publication of validation of a Plan for 1,531 units in Ramat Shlomo Publication of tender No. 11580/2013 for planning of 12,750 units in the West Bank – the tender was cancelled. Publication of tender No. 11581/2013 for planning of 1,476 units in the West Bank – the tender was cancelled.

31-10-13 Depositing of plan No. 118/2 for 160 units in Yakir

1-11-13 Depositing of the Kedem Compound plan in Silwan (East Jerusalem)

3-11-13 Discussion for depositing of plan No. 411/8 for 12 units in Nokdim Discussion for depositing of plan No. 220/10/7 for 28 units in Givat Ze’ev Discussion for depositing of plan No. 220/23 for 381 units in Givat Ze’ev Discussion for depositing of plan No. 301/2 for 125 units in Givat Sal’it (Mechola) Depositing of plan No. 420/1/1/36 for 1 units in Maale Adumim Discussion for validation of plan No. 227/10/2 for 255 units in Talmon Discussion for validation of plan No. 205/12 for 30 units in Shilo Publication of tender No. 38/2013 for 283 units in Elkana Publication of tender No. 39/2013 for 2 units in Maale Adumim Publication of tender No. 90/2013 for 196 units in Karnei Shomron Publication of tender No. 103/2013 for 102 units in Givat Ze’ev Publication of tender No. 162/2013 for 18 units in Ariel Publication of tender No. 252/2013 for 80 units in (Adam) Publication of tender No. 274/2013 for 112 units in Maale Adumim Publication of tender No. 275/2013 for 238 units in Beitar Illit Publication of tender No. 273/2013 for 311 units in Gilo Publication of tender No. 293/2013 for 387 units in Ramat Shlomo Publication of tender No. 299/2013 for 130 units in Har Homa B

4-11-13 Depositing of plan No. 604/4 for 31 units in Almog Depositing of plan No. 114/2 for 90 units in Bracha Publication of tender No. 108/2013 for 397 units in Gilo

6-11-13 Depositing of plan No. 218/18 for 296 units in Beit El

7-11-13 Depositing of plan No. 235/10 for 255 units in Talmon Publication of validation of Plan No. 205/13 for 95 units in Shilo Publication of tender No. 302/2013 for 1 units in Alfei Menashe Publication of tender No. 303/2013 for 1 units in Elkana

11-11-13 Approval by the Minister of Defense for plan No. 227/7/1 for 5 units in

17-11-13 Depositing of plan No. 132/4 for 277 units in Alei Zahav

19-11-13 Publication of validation of Plan 220/13/1 for 29 units in Givat Ze’ev

27-11-13 Discussion for validation of plan no.221/6 for 250 units in Ofra

5-01-14 Publication of validation of Plan No.117/13 for 22 units in Karnei Shomron

6-1-14 Publication of validation of Plan No.205/12 for 30 units in Shilo

8-1-14 Publication of validation of Plan No.221/6 for 250 units in Ofra Discussion of validation of plan No. 130/2/3/30 for 5 units in Ariel

10-1-14 Publication of tender No. 1/2014 for 208 units in Efrat Publication of tender No. 2/2014 for 24 units in Beitar Illit Publication of tender No. 3/2014 for 102 units in Imanuel Publication of tender No. 4/2014 for 86 units in Karnei Shomron Publication of tender No. 5/2014 for 68 units in Alfei Menashe Publication of tender No. 6/2014 for 40 units in Ariel Publication of tender No. 9/2014 for 75 units in Geva Binyamin (Adam) Publication of tender No. 10/2014 for 19 units in Efrat Publication of tender No. 11/2014 for 169 units in Elkana Publication of tender No. 7/2014 for 182 units in Pisgat Ze’ev Publication of tender No. 8/2014 for 294 units in Ramot Publication of tender No. 12/2014 for 600 units in Ramat Shomo

12-1-14 Publication of tender No. 16/2014 for 56 units in Neve Yaacov

20-1-14 Depositing of plan No. 220/23 for 381 units in Givat Ze’ev

22-1-14 Publication of validation of Plan 227/10/2 for 255 units in Kfar Adumim

26-01-14 Depositing of plan No. 317/2 for 234 units in Galgal Depositing of plan No. 13901 “The Spring House” for tourism in Silwan

10-2-14 Approval by the Minister of Defense of plan No.111/1/3 for 65 units in Shavei Shomron

16-02-14 Publication of validation of Plan No. 227/15 for 25 units in Kfar Adumim

18-02-14 Depositing of plan No. 116/5 for 37 units in Elmatan

19-2-14 Discussion of validation of Plan No. 604/4 for 31 units in Almog Discussion of validation of Plan No. 218/18 for 296 units in Beit El Discussion for depositing of plan No. 205/2 for 353 units in Shilo Discussion for depositing of plan No. 111/1/3 for 65 units in Shavei Shomron Discussion for depositing of plan No. 130/8 for 839 units in Ariel Discussion of validation of Plan No. 132/6 for 694 units in Alei Zahav

23-2-14 Depositing of plan No. 227/10/3 for 19 units in Kfar Adumim

10-3-14 Discussion of validation of Plan No. 115/12/1 for 28 units in Alfei Menashe

19-3-14 Depositing of plan No. 242/1/3 for 38 units in Kochav Yaacov Depositing of plan No. 220/10/5 for 56 units in Givat Ze’ev Discussion for validation of plan No. 129/3 for 19 units in Kiryat Netafim Discussion for validation of plan No. 218/11 for 200 units in Beit El Discussion for depositing of plan No. 201/3/10 for 27 units in Beit Arye

23-3-14 Discussion for validation of plan No. 118/2 for 160 units in Yakir Discussion for validation of plan No. 114/2 for 90 units in Bracha Discussion for validation of plan No. 132/4 for 277 units in Alei Zahav

31-03-14 Publication of tender No. 65/2014 for 708 units in Gilo