Settlers and settlements under Rabin and Peres: Obstacles on the road to peace

In: Amsterdam Middle East Papers, 5

Abstract

This paper will discuss both settlers and settlements. Given their complex nexus to the State of Israel, settlers and settlements may be said to constitute the single most potent factor threatening to torpedo the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The author tries to answer three main questions: What is the extent of Israeli colonization? Which policy options inform current settlement efforts? And what alternatives exist for solving the settlement issue in the future? (RECIPE/DÜI)