Talk:Israeli settlement#President Carter's comments

Haaretz - Yotam Berger - [http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page//.premium-1.733746 Secret 1970 document confirms first West Bank settlements built on a lie], 28 July 2016. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZScarpia (talk • contribs)

Under 4.2 Settlement Policy, the article reads "The government abrogated the prohibition from purchasing occupied land by Israelis; the "Drobles Plan", a plan for large-scale settlement in the West Bank meant to prevent a Palestinian state under the pretext of security became the framework for its policy."

The dictionary definition of pretext is something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse.

The provided citation doesn't support the copy in the wiki article. The document doesn't say that security was a pretext. The document says security is one of several reasons to develop the settlements. The cited article reads, "The following are the principles which guided the plan: 1. Settlement throughout the entire Land of Israel is for security and by right, A strip of settlements at strategic sites enhances both internal and external security alike, as well as making concrete and realizing our right to Eretz Israel..."

So the article isn't even denying that it assumes that the Israelis have some sort of biblical or historical right to Israel, BUT it also argues that the settlements would improve security.

There is also the matter that the same section of this article implies that these cited documents were written by representatives of the Israeli government; they were not, they were written by departments of the World Zionist Organization which is an NGO and not directed by the Israeli government. It was essentially written by a think tank advocating a certain perspective but the article casts it as from the central government planning office. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.54.105.157 (talk)

1. unofficial
2. official

2A02:2149:8B02:4F00:51D1:3E49:2755:6F87 (talk) 02:55, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

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This section has a duplicate link to it's main section immediately following that main section link. This proposal removes the link in the body, and preserves the main section link.

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As of January 2023, there are 144 Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including 12 in East Jerusalem.|2=== Number of settlements and inhabitants ==

{{Main|List of Israeli settlements}}

As of January 2023, there are 144 Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including 12 in East Jerusalem.}} 146.229.122.163 (talk) 20:42, 15 May 2025 (UTC) Lucas

:{{done}} twisted. (user | talk | contribs) 22:01, 15 May 2025 (UTC)