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Israeli settlements: A photo history

The illegal settlements have fueled tensions for more than four decades

September 13, 2013 5:31PM ET
Yeshiva students studying the Talmud inside a tent at Sebastia in 1975, the site chosen by a group from the Gush Emunim movement as a settlement area.
Yeshiva students studying the Talmud inside a tent at Sebastia in 1975, the site chosen by a group from the Gush Emunim movement as a settlement area. GPO/Getty Images
Gush Emunim settlers in front of tents put up in 1975 as part of an attempt to establish the Elon Moreh settlement at Sebastia.
Gush Emunim settlers in front of tents put up in 1975 as part of an attempt to establish the Elon Moreh settlement at Sebastia. GPO/Getty Images
Israeli workers placing new trailer homes above the Israeli settlement of Beit Hagai, 1996.
Israeli workers placing new trailer homes above the Israeli settlement of Beit Hagai, 1996. Khaled Zighari/AP
An Israeli flag flies in front of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, 2009.
An Israeli flag flies in front of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, 2009. Bernat Armangue, File/AP
Settlers wake up after sleeping in the open air at the Mitzpe Avichai outpost, near the West Bank settlement of Kiriat Arba, after Israeli forces dismantled their shacks overnight in 2009.
Settlers wake up after sleeping in the open air at the Mitzpe Avichai outpost, near the West Bank settlement of Kiriat Arba, after Israeli forces dismantled their shacks overnight in 2009. Daniel Bar-On/AFP/Getty Images
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli troops during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in 2012.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli troops during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in 2012. Majdi Mohammed/AP
Jewish settlers during a demonstration against the proposed decision to evacuate an outpost in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah, in 2012.
Jewish settlers during a demonstration against the proposed decision to evacuate an outpost in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah, in 2012. Ariel Schalit/AP
An Israeli soldier pulls a Palestinian activist during a West Bank protest against settler attacks and demanding the opening of the road to local traffic, 2012.
An Israeli soldier pulls a Palestinian activist during a West Bank protest against settler attacks and demanding the opening of the road to local traffic, 2012. Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images
Micha Drori and his wife, Ora, with their children in the West Bank settlement of Barkan, 2013.
Micha Drori and his wife, Ora, with their children in the West Bank settlement of Barkan, 2013. Dan Balilty/AP

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