West Bank 2018 After 51 Years of Occupation, It Is Time for a Two-State Solution

ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS West Bank 2018 After 51 years of occupation, it is time for a two-state solution

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13% How do settlements Settlers hinder peace?

Qalqiliya Percentage of settlers out of the

total West Bank Ariel population

20 km 4.6% Settlers Ariel Located 20 kilometers inside the West Bank, halfway 95.4% between the Green Line and the Jordan River. Israelis Israeli annexation of Ariel would obstruct the establishment of a viable, Percentage of contiguous Palestinian state. settlers out of the total Israeli population

Source: Israeli CBS and Palestinian CBS, 2016 75% 25%

With the two state solution, 75% of the settlers will remain in E1 plan their homes as part Planned for a site east of of land swaps Jerusalem, adjacent to the According to the Geneva settlement of Maale Adumim. Initiative model for an agreement If the proposed 3,682 housing units are built, they would effectively bisect the West Bank, preventing the establishment of a contiguous, viable Palestinian State. If built, E1 would isolate East Jerusalem from the West Bank preventing the development of a Palestinian political and economic capital in East Jerusalem.

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The potential border Gilo Har Homa according to the Battir Hussan Geneva Initiative Bethlehem Beitar Illit

Future Palestinian State Nahalin Nahla "E2" Lands annexed to Israel (Givat Eitam) Efrat Lands annexed to Palestine

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Beit Fajjar Beit Umar

Efrat and E2 plan Efrat is located south of Bethlehem and east of the only major north-south highway in the southern West Bank (Rt.60). Both Efrat's location and the location of the separation barrier north and east of Bethlehem, prevent growth for the town of Bethlehem.

± 000,200:1 Moreover, E2, a plan for 2,500 Map of an Israeli housing units to further expand annexation of the containment of Bethlehem Area C is being promoted. In addition, 2.9 Million Palestinians would annexation of Efrat will also live in approx. 150 un-contiguous include the annexation of the enclaves. road that links the South of the Palestinians territories after West Bank with Bethlehem ֿ annexation of area C to Israel Israeli territory after annexing (Rt.60), thus further fragmenting Area C the West Bank.

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