Wikipedia normalizes Israeli settlements and outposts

From and list created by Lisa B.

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 the Israeli-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 forced 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_Binyamin_Regional_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%27akov

Official site: http://kochav-yaakov.com/en/

Major settlement blocs:

Gush Etzion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Etzion_Regional_Council

Official council site: http://www.gush-etzion.org.il/

Ma'ale Adummim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ale_Adummim

Unofficial city site: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/index.html

Modi'in Illit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi%27in_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_Hebron_Regional_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%27at_HaYarden_Regional_Council

Official council site: http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/?categoryId=800

Emek HaYarden Regional Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emek_HaYarden_Regional_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/Neighborhoods_of_the_Ring,_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%27ev

Official site: http://www.pisgatze'ev.co.il/

*In case you scrolled to quickly, list created by Lisa B.