Zionist Settlements

Nataf is a communal settlement located in the central region of the occupied Palestinian territory, approximately 12 miles west of Jerusalem. According to historian Walid Khalidi, Nataf was established in 1982 on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Thul, situated less than one kilometer south of the original site of the village of Nataf. The official website of the settlement claims that Nataf was built on land purchased from Arabs, stating that 40

Beit Shemesh is a Zionist settlement located west of Jerusalem, south of the depopulated village of Beit Jamal. It was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Beit Natif. Today, its population is approximately 80,600 settlers, covering an area of 34.2 km². Zionist militias seized the area during the Nakba and was one of the Egyptian army’s positions in the 1948 war.

Mevaseret Zion is a Zionist municipal council located approximately 10 kilometers west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. The municipality comprises two older settlements, Ma'oz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of a single local council. The newer neighborhoods in Mevaseret Zion were not originally part of either of the two founding settlements. Situated on a mountain ridge at an elevation of 750 meters (2,460 feet)

Ora is a moshav (agricultural settlement) located in central occupied Palestine, southwest of Jerusalem. It was established in 1950 by Zionist settlers from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jura, and near the village of al-Walaja. The initial settlers lived in tents, and by 1954 only thirteen families remained. In 1953, Percy Newmann, a British Jewish industrialist, donated funds to the Jewish National Fund (JNF) for the purchase o

Beit Nekofa is a moshav in the Jerusalem district, located in the Jerusalem corridor, approximately 10 km west of downtown Jerusalem. It was established in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated village

It was built in 1950 on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Walaja, southwest of Jerusalem by Yemeni Jews who migrated within Operation

Given is a moshav located between the settlements of Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malachi. The moshav was established in 1955 by Zionist immigrants from Morocco, on land that originally

Tsfaryim is a moshav located in the Hebron area. It was established in 1958 by Zionist immigrants from Morocco, Iran, Iraq, and India on land that formerly belonged to the

Beit Nir is a kibbutz located in the Lakhish settlement area. It was established in August 1957 by members of the Hashomer Hatzair movement on land that formerly belonged to

Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz located in the Hebron area, west of the historic town of Bayt Jibrin and approximately 14 kilometers east of the Kiryat Gat settlement. It was established in 1949

There is insufficient information available regarding the settlement, except that it was established in 1952 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kidna,

Segula is an agricultural settlement (moshav) located in the south-central part of occupied Palestine, north of Kiryat Gat. It was established in 1953 by Jewish Zionists

Zekharia is a moshav located near the city of Hebron. It was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Zakariyya, in the Hebron District

Tirosh is a moshav located between the Israeli settlements of Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi. It was established in 1955 by Zionist immigrants and refugees from North Africa

Gal’on is a kibbutz established in 1946 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Ra‘na, in the Hebron District. It is located approximately 10 kilometers northeast

Giv'at Yeshayahu is a moshav established in 1958 by Zionist immigrants from Hungary, who were members of the Zionist youth movement. It was named after the scholar Yeshayahu

Srigim, also known as Le’ón, is a community settlement established in 1960 on the lands of the depopulated village of ‘Ajjur in the Hebron district.

Lakhish is an Israeli settlement located in the northern Negev region, established in 1955 on the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Qubayba, in the Hebron District

Kiryat Arba is an Israeli settlement located on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. It was established in 1968, and as of 2022, it had a population of approximately 7,490 settlers.

Nehusha is a moshav located approximately five kilometers northeast of Bayt Jibrin, on land that once belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat Umm Burj, in the Hebron district.