Comment: Israels occupation of the West Bank

摘要

Amir Paz-Fuchs and Alon Cohen-Lifsitz, as members of Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights, present a strong indictment against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank. They discuss planning and its results in these areas as the 'long hand' of Israeli politics. They deal with land policy and regulations and with Israeli construction that arrest and constrain the development of Palestinian towns and villages. They present a map of some 120 Israeli settlements and 100 Israeli outposts in these territories. While there are some inaccuracies and debatable issues with their presentation, I concur that their paper does reflect an untenable reality.