Greater Jerusalem: Expulsion and Annexation
Over the past three years, Israel has dramatically reshaped the West Bank area around Jerusalem, often referred to in Israeli political discourse as “Greater Jerusalem.” Through accelerated settlement expansion, the establishment of outposts and related infrastructure, and escalating state and settler violence against Palestinian communities, annexation of this area is advancing at full force. While annexation has largely been understood as the deepening of Israeli control over the space, application of Israeli sovereignty, and the obstruction of a future Palestinian state, Ir Amim’s new report underscores how the forcible transfer of Palestinian communities is central to the annexation paradigm. Expulsion and displacement are not side effects of annexation, but rather inextricable components of it.
This entry is original published by Ir Amim.
