settlement
Friday, November 2, 2007 by dev
Settlements are places where people live. They vary in size from the smallest (single buildings) to the largest (conurbations)
The Jewish population in the areas held since 1967 live in a wide variety of centers:
* Self-contained towns and small cities with a stable population in the tens of thousands, infrastructure, and all other features of permanence, e.g. Ma'ale Adummim, Modi'in Illit, Ariel.
* Jewish neighborhoods adjacent to Arab neighborhoods in the same city, e.g. Hebron.
* Neighborhoods, where both Jews and Arabs live together, e.g. Jerusalem.
* Suburbs to other population centers, especially Jerusalem (e.g. Gilo), and the Sharon area (e.g. Karnei Shomron).
* Settlement blocs, e.g. Gush Etzion, the vicinity of Ariel, the Shechem/Nablus area.
* Frontier villages, such as those parallel to the Jordan River.
* Residential outposts, consisting of campers, trailers, and even tents; these are often referred to as "wildcat" outposts. Most of these settlements are the results of recent construction, but some are based on Jewish communities that were forced to leave or abandoned in 1948 or earlier. Newly constructed developments are largely on hilltops, at some distance from Arab communities, which are typically found in valleys. [12] [13]
The Jewish population in the areas held since 1967 live in a wide variety of centers:
* Self-contained towns and small cities with a stable population in the tens of thousands, infrastructure, and all other features of permanence, e.g. Ma'ale Adummim, Modi'in Illit, Ariel.
* Jewish neighborhoods adjacent to Arab neighborhoods in the same city, e.g. Hebron.
* Neighborhoods, where both Jews and Arabs live together, e.g. Jerusalem.
* Suburbs to other population centers, especially Jerusalem (e.g. Gilo), and the Sharon area (e.g. Karnei Shomron).
* Settlement blocs, e.g. Gush Etzion, the vicinity of Ariel, the Shechem/Nablus area.
* Frontier villages, such as those parallel to the Jordan River.
* Residential outposts, consisting of campers, trailers, and even tents; these are often referred to as "wildcat" outposts. Most of these settlements are the results of recent construction, but some are based on Jewish communities that were forced to leave or abandoned in 1948 or earlier. Newly constructed developments are largely on hilltops, at some distance from Arab communities, which are typically found in valleys. [12] [13]
