A state of containment scaring its own citizens from leaving are Israelis imprisoned by their own government? Are Australians welcome if not why not? Isn’t this what they claim is illegal trade practice BDS? Are Christians and Muslims restricted from entering the Holy Land? Israel claims says there’s a terrorist problem. While it’s keeping Israeli citizens in Israel they’re encouraging a rush to colonize land they claim not by God but by successive Israeli Governments.
Who are the settlers?
Settlers are Israeli citizens who live on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The vast majority of the settlements have been built either entirely or partially on private Palestinian land.
More than 700,000 settlers – 10 percent of Israel’s nearly 7 million population – now live in 150 settlements and 128 outposts dotting the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
A settlement is authorised by the Israeli government while an outpost is built without government authorisation. Outposts can range from a small shanty of a few people to a community of up to 400 people.
Some of the settlers move to the occupied territories for religious reasons while others are drawn by a relatively lower cost of living and financial incentives offered by the government. Ultraorthodox Jews form one-third of all settlers.
The threat level for many countries in western Europe, including Britain, France and Germany, for South America, including Brazil and Argentina, as well as Australia and Russia, has been raised to level two, with the recommendation to “exercise increased precaution”.
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