The political and legal dimensions of Israel's settlement policy

In this study, settlers and settlements, which are the most fundamental problems between Israel and Palestinians, and their legal and political status are discussed as the focal point.The impact of the establishment of the State of Israel on the wars and balances in the region will be examined, and then, the focus will be on settler policy implemented in the West Bank and East Jerusalem areas seized by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Policies followed by the Likud Party, which take a side of settlers and the establishment of new settlements, will be included. Although settlements and settlers are not accepted in international law, their existence still continues today. Israel, which claims that the existence of settlements is compulsory for security reasons, does not take into account the United Nations' decisions, which say settlements are illegal, in contrast, the West Bank Wall continues to be built around settlements in the West Bank region. The wall and settlers still exist, although the international law decisions that the wall violates the rights of citizens living in the region.