Settlement Expansion: Which Areas Are Growing Fastest
Israeli settlement expansion fastest in E1, the Jordan Valley, and East Jerusalem’s ring — fueled by Smotrich’s outpost legalizations since 2023.
The Jordan Valley: Settlement Clusters, Palestinian Villages, and the Annexation That Almost Happened
The Jordan Valley holds 30% of the West Bank. Netanyahu’s 2019–2020 annexation pledge—backed by the Trump plan—threatened 65,000 Palestinians living there.