About this episode

Dr. Jad Ishaq discusses the impact of Israeli settlements on Palestinian communities since 1967.

Since 1967, Israel has built and expanded settlements across occupied Palestine, fragmenting Palestinian communities and reshaping the landscape. In this episode of This Is Palestine, Dr. Jad Ishaq, Director General of the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) traces how Israeli governments have used military orders, legal mechanisms, and political agreements to facilitate the expansion of settlements and the confiscation of Palestinian land. From Jerusalem to the Jordan Valley, he explains how a process described as temporary became permanent, leaving Palestinians increasingly confined to isolated enclaves while settlement expansion accelerates. Thank you for tuning into This is Palestine, the official podcast of The IMEU! For more stories and resources, visit us at imeu.org. Stay connected with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theimeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theIMEU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theIMEU/ For more insights, follow our host, Diana Buttu, on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianabuttu

People in this episode

Host: Diana Buttu

Guest: Dr. Jad Ishaq

Topics covered

• Israeli settlements
• Palestinian communities
• land confiscation
• military orders
• political agreements
• occupation
• fragmentation

Keywords

• Israeli settlements
• Palestine
• land confiscation
• military orders
• political agreements
• occupation
• Jordan Valley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem, The Institute for Middle East Understanding

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