(Edit the following, keeping in mind that we also have a Settlers page)
Despite decades of international condemnation and numerous UN resolutions, Israelis have been committing crimes against Palestinians under the pretext of defending Settlements or in the process of expanding Settlements in the
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One of the methods for the theft of Palestinian land is as follows: An illegal (even under Israeli law) Settler outpost is created and protected through official and unofficial violence (under the guise of protecting individuals). The outpost eventually gains some legitimacy (only under Israeli law) as an established settlement, with no clearly defined borders. Further violence is justified under the pretext of security for the settlement. That “legitimacy” is then used to press claims on Palestinian land in the West Bank, with many negative consequences for neighbouring Palestinian communities.
The settlements also become launching sites for crimes against nearby Palestinian communities and ultimately result in the often violent expansion of settler territory, with cover provided by the IDF.
Canada has repeatedly condemned the illegal settlements and the actions of settlers. They have even sanctioned some individual bad actors. Neither action has resulted in any meaningful decrease in the crimes and activities des