Israeli settlement

An Israeli settlement refers to a housing development for Israeli Jewish settlers in areas which came under the control of Israel as a result of the 1967 Six-Day War beyond the boundaries defined by the 1949 Armistice Agreements. These areas are the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and (before 1982) the Sinai Peninsula.

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Israeli - Jew - Settler - Israel - 1967 - Six-Day War - 1949 Armistice Agreements - West Bank - East Jerusalem - Gaza Strip - Golan Heights - 1982 - Sinai Peninsula

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The Israeli policy of sponsoring, supporting, and/or tolerating the establishment of such settlements is one of the most contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the conflict's timeline began decades earlier, in the 1920s.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Conflict's timeline - 1920s

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In 2004, the Israeli government announced its unilateral disengagement plan to dismantle all settlements in the Gaza Strip, as well as four settlements in the West Bank. The withdrawal began on August 15, 2005.

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2004 - Unilateral disengagement plan - August 15 - 2005

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