In February 2023, the Israeli government approved the construction of over 7,100 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The new settlers will add their numbers to the 700,000 Israelis already living in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the last months have seen armed settlers in the West Bank increasingly attack Arab villages, taking advantage of the passivity of Israel’s authorities. On the other hand, the secular democratic model proposes a political entity based on individual citizenship and the principle of one-person-one-vote. She notes that Israel’s exploitation of “Palestine’s land and resources” would be a serious challenge to face before the creation of a secular democratic state.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2023 10:20 UTC