New Report on Ma'ale Adummim Settlement

The establishment and expansion plans of the Ma'ale Adummim settlement: Spatial and human rights implications.

This report by B'Tselem and Bimkom was published in December 2009.

In February 2009, Ha’aretz newspaper reported that the United States opposed development work in E1, an area that lies within the jurisdictional boundary of Maʹale Adummim and borders Jerusalem’s municipal boundary line. In response, Defense minister Ehud Barak stated that, “Maʹale Adummim is an inseparable part of Jerusalem and the State of Israel, [and will remain so] in any permanent arrangement.”

Even if this position reflects a consensus among Israel’s political leadership, the fact remains that, like every other settlement, the city of Maʹale Adummim is illegal under international law, which prohibits the establishment of settlements in occupied territory.

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