Facts
Facts & statistics on settlements
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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The total land mass of the Gaza Strip and West Bank combined is about 6,200 sq km –roughly four times the size of Greater London. |
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'Water lies at the core of the problems in Israel. This is why [the Israelis] are interested in the occupied territories; not for the territory, but for the water within that territory.' Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali in an interview with Islam Online, |
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'There are hundreds of thousands of Jews in Israel, the US and around the world who believe that current Israeli government policies are destructive and self-destructive, and that a necessary condition for ensuring Israel's security is to end the unlawful and oppressive occupation of Palestine.' A spokesperson for ... |
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'The economic crisis is not irreversible. If the closures are lifted, the Palestinian economy will recover. If closures persist or intensify, the economy will eventually unravel. Public services will break down. Unemployment and poverty rates will continue to climb. ... |
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Freedom of movement for people and goods is an essential requirement for any functional economy. Still, with more than 300 checkpoints and roadblocks across the occupied Palestinian territories, travel is severely hampered, preventing people from working, getting to hospitals and seeing relatives. |
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