Beyond the Blocs
Jewish Settlement East of Israel's Security Barrier and How to Avert the Slide to a One-State Outcome- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2023
Summary
Springtime in Israel has been marked by instability, from a spate of deadly terrorist attacks to the resignation of Idit Silman from the coalition government and violent clashes in Jerusalem. Yet these developments do not change the fundamental challenges in U.S.-Israel relations: first, the shape of a new Iran nuclear deal, and second, Israel’s West Bank policy, which has largely allowed the hardcore among Jewish settlers to pursue their ideological goals through the construction of settlements, outposts, and neighborhoods outside major blocs.
In this finely detailed Policy Focus—released in tandem with an update to his landmark “Settlements and Solutions” interactive map—Israel expert David Makovsky explains why communities outside the West Bank security barrier constitute a central obstacle to a future two-state solution. In making his case—aided by an assortment of charts and graphics—he explores settlers’ voting patterns, discusses trends in violent activity on both sides, and explains why a quiet U.S.-Israel understanding could help preserve an outcome that advances both American interests and Israeli democracy.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2023
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-5381-8295-6
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-5381-8297-0
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- i
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- List of Illustrations No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Executive Summary No access
- 1 West Bank Settlement Dynamics and the U.S.-Israel Relationship No access Pages 1 - 10
- 2 Assessing the Viability of the Two-State Solution No access Pages 11 - 40
- 3 Trends in the Jewish Settler Movement No access Pages 41 - 85
- Index No access Pages 86 - 72
- Annexes No access Pages 73 - i





