With Orwell to the West Bank – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

The author examines the tension between the Israeli legal system and religious nationalist settlers, highlighting the evacuation of the Amona outpost and the introduction of the 'regulation law' to legalize settlements on private Palestinian land. The text argues that these actions, supported by politicians like Binyamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett, challenge the rule of law and contradict international law, which views all civilian settlements in Palestinian territory as illegal. It further critiques the Trump administration's perceived lack of knowledge and weak stance on settlements and anti-Semitism during its early interactions with Netanyahu.

• The Israeli government has introduced the 'regulation law', which would allow settlements to be built on privately-owned Palestinian land. According to Peace Now, this legislation could redefine up to 55 illegal outposts as 'legal' government-authorized settlements.
• Under international law, all civilian settlements located in Palestinian territory are considered illegal.
• The evacuation of the Amona outpost in February 2017, which was built on private Palestinian land, involved physical clashes between radical settlers and Israeli police, resulting in injuries to sixteen officers.
• Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised to establish a new settlement on the West Bank for those evacuated from Amona, which would be the first new Israeli settlement created in over 20 years if fulfilled.

APA

Heian-Engdal, M. (2017). With Orwell to the West Bank – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://www.prio.org/comments/157

Chicago

Heian-Engdal, Marte. With Orwell to the West Bank – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2017. https://www.prio.org/comments/157.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{heianengdal2017with, author = {Heian-Engdal, Marte}, title = {{With Orwell to the West Bank – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)}}, publisher = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://www.prio.org/comments/157}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }