Israel removed all of its settlements from the Gaza Strip and four4 from the West Bank (out of 150+) in 2005.
Initially settlements were not planned propelry as settlers decided where they wanted to go and start a community. Recently, the court system in Israel and the military (along with politicians) have played a increasingly large role in deciding where settlements can be build and if they are legal or appropriate. Currently, Jerusalem is the focus of settlements as muncipalities of East Jerusalem is being settled by settlers who want to keep Jerusalem part of Israel.
Israel expanded its West Bank settlements.
It will be very difficult for Israeli troops to withdraw from Iraq, since none are there.
If you are talking about the settlements in the occupied territory it is because that is the territory that Israel claimed after the 5 day war in 1967.
A place where people have just recently started to live and work.
There are many websites that have information on class action settlements. You can find information on recently added filed cases and recently settled/concluded cases. These sites also show you what cases are in the news currently.
refusing to sell oil to the us
Israel as piece of land was first discovered by hominids around 100,000 years ago. We have archaeological evidence of settlements near Haifa dating from that time.The earliest permanent settlements there were built by the Proto-Canaanites in around 4000 B.C.E.
Settlements were founded in order to help permanently annex the West Bank to Israel while gradually crowding the native Palestinians out.
This was a deal that effected Israelis and Arabs. Israel agreed to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. This happened in 1994.
convinced Egypt to recognize Israel and Israel to gradually withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula
by refusing to sell oil to the United States