The outposts are just the beginning

Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements are generating a great number of stories in the American and Israeli press, but little evidence that real progress is being made to remove them. Without doing so, get ready for long-term apartheid in Palestine.

A smattering of recent headlines:

The Washington Post – Backers of Jewish Settlements Put Squeeze on Netanyahu

Ynet News – Settler leaders vow to renew West Bank construction

Haaretz – Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze

The Guardian – Israelis get four-fifths of scarce West Bank water, says World Bank

Haaretz – Netanyahu letting settlers keep the upper hand