https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-Settlement-industry https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-Settlement-industry 2016-06-12T08:46:40Z text/html en Jonah Walters Palestine Israel <p>For Israeli settlements in the West Bank, exploiting Palestinian life is a billion dollar industry. Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank are becoming a liability. Even officials in the United States have started to question Israeli settlement activity, inviting backlash from Zionists in Israel and the United States.<br class='autobr' /> Earlier this year, US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, hardly an anti-Zionist, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-ambassadors-comments-ignite-diplomatic-row-with-israel/2016/01/19/2fcca4b6-beb2-11e5-98c8-7fab78677d51_story.html" class="spip_out" rel="external">touched a nerve</a> when he pointed out the obvious — Israeli settlements in illegally occupied Palestine have expanded; Israeli vigilantes murder Palestinians without fear of investigation or reprisal; and, in the occupied areas, Israelis enjoy civilian legal protections while Palestinians live under military rule.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV497-June-2016-" rel="directory">IV497 - June 2016</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Palestine-+" rel="tag">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Israel-+" rel="tag">Israel</a>