Wikipedia normalizes Israeli settlements and outposts
"The imperialists utilize cultural, scientific, technical, economic, literary and moral values to justify and maintain their regimes of exploitation and oppression. Oppressed people, on the other hand, utilize cultural values of a nature contrary to that of the imperialists, with the aims of better combating imperialism and escaping the colonial regime."
-Sekou Toure, first president of independent Guinea in West Africa on colonialism, 1960
From and list created by Aan.
Wikipedia has an excellent albeit long article on the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. It claims to be unbiased when it comes to Israel-Palestine to avoid controversy. While claiming to be unbiased, Wikipedia does not view East Jerusalem or West Bank as occupied territories as most of the world does but views the territories as "partially under Israeli military administration." East Jerusalem is "is incorporated into the Jerusalem municipality and annexed to Israel proper though its not recognized Internationally." The settlements are not even considered illegal and are called villages, cities, towns and neighborhoods. Even the Apartheid or Seperation wall is normalized as an indirect security necessity.
There is no mention of continual settler violence, Israeli forces demolishing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and West Bank, destruction of olive orchards and trees, confiscation of privately owned Palestinian lands for more illegal settlements, the fact that the settlements uses most of the resources of the West Bank and East Jerusalem especially water, and receiving help from Israeli military when they attack Palestinians and receive little punishment. All of these consequences are not mentioned because Wikipedia does not want to be unbiased or deal with controversy. To add insult to injury, Wikipedia has also listed articles for the region councils for the settlements! And the regional councils can describe the West Bank as Judea and Samaria or add it as a district of Israel so these councils are normalized and appear to be a natural part of the West Bank.
Here is a list of websites and wikipedia articles on settlements and regional councils. Sorry for the long list but thanks to wikipedia I was able to create this, the councils also list all the settlements in their jurisdiction.
Israeli settlements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements
Regional councils for illegal settlements and outposts
West Bank settlements:
Mateh Binyamin Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateh_B...gional_Council
Official site: http://www.binyamin.org.il/eng/
Shomron Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shomron_Regional_Council
Official council site: http://www.shomron.org.il/Index.asp?CategoryID=53
Karnei Shomron Regional council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnei_Shomron
Official site: http://www.karneishomron.co.il/
Beit Horon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Horon
Official city site: http://www.betar-illit.muni.il/
Kokhav Ya'akov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokhav_Ya'akov
Official site: http://kochav-yaakov.com/en/
Major settlement blocs:
Gush Etzion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Et...gional_Council
Official council site: http://www.gush-etzion.org.il/
Ma’ale Adummim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma'ale_Adummim
Unofficial city site: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/index.html
Modi’in Illit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi'in_Illit
Gilo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilo
Beitar Illit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitar_Illit
Official city site: http://www.betar-illit.muni.il/
Ariel settlement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(city)
Official site: http://go.ariel.muni.il/ariel/en/
Hebron settlements:
Har Hebron council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_Heb...gional_Council
Council website: http://www.hrhevron.co.il/
Kiryat Arba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryat_Arba
Official community site: http://www.hebron.com/english/
Jordan Valley settlements:
Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bik'a...gional_Council
Official council site: http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/?categoryId=800
Emek HaYarden Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emek_Ha...gional_Council
Council site: http://www.j-v.org.il/ishuvim.asp
Dead Sea settlements:
Megilot Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megilot_Regional_Council
Council site: http://www.dead-sea.org.il/
East Jerusalem settlements:
*protected by separation or Apartheid Wall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier
Har Homa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_Homa
Official site: http://www.har-choma.co.il/
French Hill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Hill
Ringed illegal settlements around occupied East Jerusalem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbo...ing,_Jerusalem
Ring settlements below: aka “neighborhoods” according to Wikipedia and U.S. media
Neve Yaakov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Yaakov
East Talpiot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Talpiot
official site: http://www.talpaz.org.il/
Ramot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramot
Official site: http://www.ramotalon.org.il/
Pisgat Ze'ev: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisgat_Ze'ev
Official site: http://www.pisgatze'ev.co.il/
*In case you scrolled to quickly, list created by Aan.
"The imperialists utilize cultural, scientific, technical, economic, literary and moral values to justify and maintain their regimes of exploitation and oppression. Oppressed people, on the other hand, utilize cultural values of a nature contrary to that of the imperialists, with the aims of better combating imperialism and escaping the colonial regime."
-Sekou Toure, first president of independent Guinea in West Africa on colonialism, 1960
From and list created by Aan.
Wikipedia has an excellent albeit long article on the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. It claims to be unbiased when it comes to Israel-Palestine to avoid controversy. While claiming to be unbiased, Wikipedia does not view East Jerusalem or West Bank as occupied territories as most of the world does but views the territories as "partially under Israeli military administration." East Jerusalem is "is incorporated into the Jerusalem municipality and annexed to Israel proper though its not recognized Internationally." The settlements are not even considered illegal and are called villages, cities, towns and neighborhoods. Even the Apartheid or Seperation wall is normalized as an indirect security necessity.
There is no mention of continual settler violence, Israeli forces demolishing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and West Bank, destruction of olive orchards and trees, confiscation of privately owned Palestinian lands for more illegal settlements, the fact that the settlements uses most of the resources of the West Bank and East Jerusalem especially water, and receiving help from Israeli military when they attack Palestinians and receive little punishment. All of these consequences are not mentioned because Wikipedia does not want to be unbiased or deal with controversy. To add insult to injury, Wikipedia has also listed articles for the region councils for the settlements! And the regional councils can describe the West Bank as Judea and Samaria or add it as a district of Israel so these councils are normalized and appear to be a natural part of the West Bank.
Here is a list of websites and wikipedia articles on settlements and regional councils. Sorry for the long list but thanks to wikipedia I was able to create this, the councils also list all the settlements in their jurisdiction.
Israeli settlements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements
Regional councils for illegal settlements and outposts
West Bank settlements:
Mateh Binyamin Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateh_B...gional_Council
Official site: http://www.binyamin.org.il/eng/
Shomron Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shomron_Regional_Council
Official council site: http://www.shomron.org.il/Index.asp?CategoryID=53
Karnei Shomron Regional council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnei_Shomron
Official site: http://www.karneishomron.co.il/
Beit Horon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Horon
Official city site: http://www.betar-illit.muni.il/
Kokhav Ya'akov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokhav_Ya'akov
Official site: http://kochav-yaakov.com/en/
Major settlement blocs:
Gush Etzion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Et...gional_Council
Official council site: http://www.gush-etzion.org.il/
Ma’ale Adummim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma'ale_Adummim
Unofficial city site: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/index.html
Modi’in Illit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi'in_Illit
Gilo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilo
Beitar Illit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitar_Illit
Official city site: http://www.betar-illit.muni.il/
Ariel settlement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(city)
Official site: http://go.ariel.muni.il/ariel/en/
Hebron settlements:
Har Hebron council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_Heb...gional_Council
Council website: http://www.hrhevron.co.il/
Kiryat Arba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryat_Arba
Official community site: http://www.hebron.com/english/
Jordan Valley settlements:
Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bik'a...gional_Council
Official council site: http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/?categoryId=800
Emek HaYarden Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emek_Ha...gional_Council
Council site: http://www.j-v.org.il/ishuvim.asp
Dead Sea settlements:
Megilot Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megilot_Regional_Council
Council site: http://www.dead-sea.org.il/
East Jerusalem settlements:
*protected by separation or Apartheid Wall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier
Har Homa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_Homa
Official site: http://www.har-choma.co.il/
French Hill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Hill
Ringed illegal settlements around occupied East Jerusalem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbo...ing,_Jerusalem
Ring settlements below: aka “neighborhoods” according to Wikipedia and U.S. media
Neve Yaakov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Yaakov
East Talpiot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Talpiot
official site: http://www.talpaz.org.il/
Ramot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramot
Official site: http://www.ramotalon.org.il/
Pisgat Ze'ev: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisgat_Ze'ev
Official site: http://www.pisgatze'ev.co.il/
*In case you scrolled to quickly, list created by Aan.