The illegal settlements

Left: The Israeli settlement of Kohav Yaacov near Ramallah in the West Bank in September 1991.

Right: An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian demonstrator during a protest against an illegal outpost in the West Bank city of Hebron in May 2009. In Hebron, there are 500-600 settlers living among some 167,000 Palestinians, under Israeli control. An Israeli Human Rights organisation has described how the Palestinians in Hebron face constant violence, damage to their property, curfews and restrictions of movement.