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"As
of February 2002, there are 400,000 Israelis living in
occupied territory. In the West Bank, there are 206,000
Israeli settlers and 2 million Palestinians, although
settlements, adjacent confiscated land, settlement roads
and other land controlled by the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]
cover 59 percent of the area. In the Gaza Strip, 7,000
settlers control 20 percent of this 140 square mile area
amidst about 1.1 million Palestinians. There are 170,000
settlers in East Jerusalem [sic, cf. B'Tselem's
figure of 173,000] and 16,000 in the Golan Heights."
Israeli
Settlements in the Occupied Territories:
A
Guide, a special report of the
Foundation
for Middle East Peace,
Washington,
DC (March 2002)
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