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On June 6, a Jewish settler plays with his son as security guards block the entrance to the Israeli legislature during a protest in Jerusalem against the proposed decision to evacuate an outpost in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah. Oded Balilty/AP
Palestinian shepherd Abu Shadad herds sheep near Jerusalem as the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim is seen in the background, on April 25, 2012. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Jewish children play in the Jewish outpost of Ulpana, in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, on May 8, 2012. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
In this May 18, 2010 file photo, Palestinian workers destroy watermelons grown in Jewish settlements, near the West Bank city of Jenin. Mohammed Ballas/AP/File
A woman pushes a stroller as she walks on a street in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim, on May 2, 2012. Ronen Zvulun /Reuters
An Israeli border police officer prepares to shoot tear gas toward Palestinian demonstrators during clashes in the northern West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, near the Jewish settlement of Kdumim, on May 25, 2012. Nasser Ishtayeh/AP
A Palestinian demonstrator throws a rock toward a bulldozer during clashes with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, near the Jewish settlement of Kdumim, Friday, April 20, 2012. Nasser Ishtayeh/AP
A Jewish settler waits for a ride outside the Jewish West Bank settlement of Shilo, seen in the background, on Feb. 22, 2012. Bernat Armangue/AP
Palestinian activists wait at a bus station outside the West Bank Jewish settlement of Psagot, near Ramallah, on Nov. 15, 2011. Calling themselves 'Freedom Riders,' six Palestinians boarded a bus used by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Ammar Awad/Reuters
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men harvest wheat in a field near the Jewish settlement of Mevo Horon, on May 12, 2011. Baz Ratner/Reuters
The East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev is seen behind a section of Israel's separation barrier, on Oct. 15, 2010. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Palestinian men work on a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Oct. 20, 2010. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
An Israeli flag flies in front of the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank, not far from Jerusalem, on Sept. 7, 2009. Bernat Armangue/AP
A Palestinian laborer works at a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Maale Michmash, August 24, 2009. Baz Ratner/Reuters
Jewish settlers walk past a tent on a hill near the West Bank settlement of Avnei Hefetz, July 27, 2009. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Israeli right-wing activists demonstrate near the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim on Sept. 7, 2009. Bernat Armangue/AP
Jewish settlers lay cement for the foundation of a new building in Maoz Esther, a West Bank outpost, May 28, 2009. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
A boy stands in front of his family's home under construction in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Har Gilo on September 7, 2009. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (c.) is seen during a session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, July 27, 2009. Netanyahu told the parliamentary body he would not succumb to pressure from visiting US Mideast envoy George Mitchell. 'We were asked not to build at all,' Mr. Netanyahu said. 'We made it clear that we would build some 2,500 units which are already under way, and several days ago we approved 450 additional units.' Sebastian Scheiner/AP
During a right-wing protest in Jerusalem on July 27, 2009, Israelis demonstrate against US President Obama's demand to freeze Jewish settlements. For many proponents, though not all, settlements fulfill ideological goals. Some national-religious activists believed that Israel's success in the 1967 war was a sign of messianic redemption. Today they view the settler movement as an irreversible return of the Jewish people to their biblical homeland. Baz Ratner/Reuters
Palestinians in the West Bank village of Burin pray during a protest against the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Bracha on Aug. 14, 2009. Palestinians see the settlements as 'facts on the ground' that will force the hand of future negotiators determining the borders of a Palestinian state. Bernat Armangue/AP
In 2005, 8,000 settlers were evacuated from settlements in the Gaza Strip as part of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. Some settlements in the West Bank - Ganim, Kadim, Homesh, and Sanur - were also evacuated. Here in July 2005, a Jewish settler sits in the scoop of a bulldozer in protest of the evacuation of Homesh. Kevin Frayer/AP
A Jewish settler argues with Israeli police officers after he was evacuated from a building in the West Bank town of Hebron on Aug. 7, 2007. The settlers had moved into a building in the volatile city, hoping to expand the Jewish presence there. Israeli police, using bars and metal clippers, stormed the building and removed the settlers. Emilio Morenatti/AP
A young Jewish settler piles up rocks in order to build a structure on a hilltop near the Israeli West Bank Settlement of Maale Mikhmash on July 28, 2009. Some people inhabit settlements for patriotic or religious reasons, while those headed for bigger settlements often seek affordable suburban living. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
A view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim on August 24, 2009. Baz Ratner/Reuters
A settler carries his belongings back to a structure earlier demolished by Israeli police in Maoz Esther on Aug. 10, 2009. Peace Now, an anti-settler group, has counted 100 illegal outposts such as the one at Maoz Esther. About 24 outposts are on a to-be-dismantled list by the Israeli government. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
A protester uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha on August 21, 2009. Abed Omar Qusini/Reuters
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Israel's government inaugurated two new buses in the West Bank that are effectively Palestinian-only. Critics say it's an attempt to separate Israeli settlers from Palestinian neighbors who commute side-by-side.
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