Stopping Settlements, Stopping Settlements, Building PeaceBuilding Peace

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1967

The West Bank

600,000 Palestinians

+(500,000 in Gaza Strip)

2008

120 Israeli Settlements

289,600 Settlers*

2,400,000 Palestinians

* Another 190,000 in East Jerusalem

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Number of SettlersNumber of Settlers

In 2009the number of settlers will cross the 300,000

East Jerusalem Excluded

After Oslo

Illegal OutpostsIllegal Outposts99 outposts99 outposts

4,000 settlers4,000 settlers

On the Ground

The settlers fear the upcoming Settlement Freeze, The settlers fear the upcoming Settlement Freeze,

and are racing to get new structures startedand are racing to get new structures started

II. Jerusalem

Pre-1967 Jerusalem

The Old City

Jordanian Jerusalem

1,500 Acres

9,000 Palestinians

Israeli Jerusalem

9,500 Acres

150,000 Jews

Ramallah

Bethlehem

Palestinian Neighborhoods

Jewish Neighborhoods

Municipal Border

18,000 Acres

Annexed to JeursalemThe New Municipal Border

Neve Yaacov

Pisgat Ze’ev

Atarot Industrial Area

Ramot

French HillRamot Eshkol

Gilo

Har Homa

East Talpiyot

East Jerusalem:

190,000 Israelis

on 5,250 acres

confiscated for

Israeli construction

Palestinian Neighborhoods

Jewish Neighborhoods

Municipal Border

Bethlehem

Ramallah

Possible SolutionPossible Solution

“The general principle is that Arab areas are Palestinian,and Jewish ones are Israeli.”

“The Clinton Plan”, December 2000

B. Settlements Around the Old CityB. Settlements Around the Old City

The Model: The City of David in SilwanThe Model: The City of David in Silwan

“Our goal is to hold on to outposts in East Jerusalem, to create an irreversible situation around the Old City.”

Adi Mintz, board member of the Elad Association

The Old CityThe Old City

Wadi HilwahWadi Hilwah

(Silwan)(Silwan)

JerusalemJerusalem

Stage 1: Settling Stage 1: Settling

Taking over Taking over houses and propertieshouses and properties

Elad Association

Ateret Cohanim

Meyashvei ZIon

Elad

Elad

The settlement activity is The settlement activity is

led by private ideological led by private ideological

associations with the associations with the

support of the Israeli support of the Israeli

government. government.

Settlements Around the Old CitySettlements Around the Old City

350250

900

35

125

30

50

1520

Stage 1: Settling Stage 1: Settling

Taking over Taking over houses and propertieshouses and properties

The Budget of Elad Association

In 2005 – NIS 94,304,882In 2006 – NIS 159,536,162

Palestinians: 7,000Settlers: 350

Stage 2: Stage 2: Ideological TourismIdeological Tourism

Extensive archeological digsExtensive archeological digsCreating a theme park in SilwanCreating a theme park in Silwan

In 2006 Elad invested NIS 2,394,635In 2006 Elad invested NIS 2,394,635

for tours for soldiersfor tours for soldiers

Stage 2: Stage 2: Ideological TourismIdeological Tourism

Extensive archeological digsExtensive archeological digsCreating a theme park in SilwanCreating a theme park in Silwan

Number of Visitors

Year 2000 – 10,000

Year 2008 – 400,000

Stage 3: Stage 3: Digging and TunnelingDigging and Tunneling

Creating an “underground park”Creating an “underground park”

The Tunnels of GazaThe Tunnels of Gaza The Tunnels UnderThe Tunnels Under

Al-Aqsaa MosqueAl-Aqsaa Mosque

Planning Planning for the settlers onlyfor the settlers only

Planned Parking LotsPlanned Parking Lots

Security & CamerasSecurity & Cameras

The Government Plan: The Government Plan: Theme Parks around the Old City Theme Parks around the Old City

According to a cabinet decision from July 2005, 60 Million NIS per year will be allocated for 8 years “to bolster Jerusalem's status as the capital of the State of Israel”.

A. Preventing a compromise in JerusalemA. Preventing a compromise in Jerusalem

B. Turning a National Conflict into a B. Turning a National Conflict into a Religious OneReligious One

Mount of Olives

C. Incorporating Settlements in the PlanC. Incorporating Settlements in the Plan

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