Facts and figures on the settlement freeze and it's meaning - one year after it was declared by the Netanyahu Government

1. The Settlement FreezeThe Settlement Freeze
On the Ground, Nov 2010On the Ground, Nov 2010
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2. The Freeze/Moratorium OrderThe Freeze/Moratorium Order
 Private & Governmental Construction
 All Settlements
 Only for 10 Months
 Only construction that didn’t start yet
 Many exceptions (at least 630 units)
 Jerusalem Excluded

3. 344 329
453
762
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Jan-Mar 2009 Apr-Jun 2009 Jul-Sep 2009 Oct-Dec 2009
Construction Starts - 2009
According to the Israeli CBS
The
Freez
e

4. The Implementation of the OrderThe Implementation of the Order
 Many projects stopped
 600 new construction starts
 460 definite violations (including c. 200 mobile homes)
 140 might have been approved as exceptions

5. Barkan
December 2009

6. Barkan
June 2010

7. ‫יריחו‬ ‫מצפה‬
Mizpe Yericho
December 2009

8. ‫יריחו‬ ‫מצפה‬
Mizpe Yericho
May 2010

9. ‫אריאל‬
Ariel
December 2009

10. ‫אריאל‬
Ariel
June 2010

11. ‫זאב‬ ‫גבעת‬
Givat Ze’ev
December 2009

12. ‫זאב‬ ‫גבעת‬
Givat Ze’ev
May 2010

13. ‫אדומים‬ ‫כפר‬
Kfar Adumim
December 2009

14. ‫אדומים‬ ‫כפר‬
Kfar Adumim
May 2010

15. The Test of the Freeze: ContinuationThe Test of the Freeze: Continuation
Theoretical Number of Units Under Constuction
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1-3
2009
4-6
2009
7-9
2009
10-12
2009
1-3
2010
4-6
2010
7-9
2010
10-12
2010
1-3
2011
4-6
2011
7-9
2010
(+) New Starts
(-) Construction Ends
(+) 0 Starts
(-) Construction Ends
The Freeze

16. Since the End of the FreezeSince the End of the Freeze
 1,629 new construction starts
 1,116 foundations dug
 According to the 2009 monthly average, if
there weren’t for the freeze the settlers could
have started 1,574 units in 10 months.

17. Kiryat Arba
October 2010

18. Kedumim
October 2010

19. Nerya (Talmon B(
November 2010

20. Carmei Zur
October 2010

22. Theoretical Number of Units Under Constuction
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1-3
2009
4-6
2009
7-9
2009
10-12
2009
1-3
2010
4-6
2010
7-9
2010
10-12
2010
1-3
2011
4-6
2011
7-9
2010
The Freeze

23. Theoretical Number of Units Under Constuction
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
1-3
2009
4-6
2009
7-9
2009
10-12
2009
1-3
2010
4-6
2010
7-9
2010
10-12
2010
1-3
2011
4-6
2011
7-9
2010
The Freeze
In Practice: the freeze
ended and the settlers
made up for the gap

24. Government Policy: Approvals and TendersGovernment Policy: Approvals and Tenders
A. Planning Stage
Before Depositing Depositing Approval & Validation
Governmental Approval Required for:
Some 38,000 units
have already passed
the planning Stage

25. Government Policy: Approvals and TendersGovernment Policy: Approvals and Tenders
B. Implementation Stage
Allocation & Marketing
of the lands
Tenders
)where applicable(
Some 13,000 units have
already got theimplementationapprovals
MOSTLY IN ISOLATED
SETTLEMENTS
Governmental Approval Required for:

26. 4,112
1,601
0
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Sharon (38 Months) Olmert (34 Months) Netanyahu (19 Months)
No. of Tenders in West Bank SettlementsNo. of Tenders in West Bank Settlements
At least 492 units
were approved
for marketing

27. JerusalemJerusalem
Before Beiden’s Visit )the first 11 months of Netanyahu Government(:
 1,549 units approved for depositing
 549 units deposited )published for public review(
 objections for 813 units were discussed
 1,143 units got final validation )publication of validation(
 575 units were tendered
During the visit – 1,600 units in Ramat Shlomo
were approved for depositing

28. JerusalemJerusalem
Following Beiden’s Visit )till the end of the moratorium – 7 months(:
 No Plans promoted
Since the End of the Moratorium )2 months(
 Tenders for 258 units published – in Ramot and Pisgat Ze’ev
 1,345 units deposited )published for public review(
including 983 for Har Homa C.

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