settler roads

Residents of Bil’in and Kafr Nimah survey the proposed route of the new military road that will run through their lands, with the settlement of Modi'in Illit in the background, Aug. 17, 2026. (Oren Ziv)

‘It’s déjà vu’: Israel moves to seize land in Bil’in — once again

The army issued a confiscation order for a new ‘security road,’ which experts say will help cement a settlement corridor in the heart of the West Bank.

By Oren Ziv September 2, 2026

Settlers of the Nachala Settlement Movement set up tents near Kiryat Arba, with the intention to establish illegal outposts in the West Bank, July 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich wants one million West Bank settlers. That’s not so far-fetched

Seeking to double the settler population, Israel's far-right government is expediting infrastructural plans that were — often literally — laid decades ago.

By Ben Reiff July 12, 2023

A general view of the construction work on the Tunnel Road, as seen from the Gilo settlement, December 15, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How Israel’s road projects are ensuring apartheid is here to stay

The expansion of settler bypass roads in the West Bank has been central to turning Israel's 'temporary occupation' into a permanent one-state reality.

By Ahmad Al-Bazz and Edo Konrad December 31, 2020

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Israeli authorities uproot olive trees in order to pave a settler bypass road, Izbat Tabib, West Bank, January 16, 2017. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

WATCH: Palestinians and Israelis fight land West Bank land grab

Several weeks ago, Israeli activists tried to reach the Palestinian village of Izbat Tabib to take part in protests against land confiscations. The Israeli army had decided to uproot hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in order to build a settler road. Soldiers would not let the activists’ bus pass through the checkpoint, declaring the area a closed military zone.…

By Social TV January 29, 2017

An Israeli soldier at a checkpoint examines the ID cards of ’48 Palestinians traveling in a car with yellow, Israeli license plates. (Illustrative photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Driving while Palestinian, across the Green Line

The very nomenclature of ’48 Palestinians and ’67 Palestinians shows how the Nakba remains at the root of Palestinian fragmentation. Roads function as a prime instrument of separation between the two. By Amahl Bishara Israeli policies preventing Palestinians from entering Israel and limiting Palestinian movement within the occupied territories have shaped Palestinian society, and the economy and politics…

By +972 Magazine October 21, 2016

Palestinian farmers sow their lands located behind a settlers' by-bass road, at Salem village, Nablus, West Bank, December 05, 2014. Photo by: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org

PHOTOS: In West Bank village, Palestinian farmers go against the grain

For the first time in 14 years the farmers of Salem decided to reach their agricultural lands without permission from Israeli authorities. It wasn’t long, however, before Israeli settlers and soldiers came to disturb their work. Text and Photos: Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org Every December, just after they have finished tilling their soil, Palestinian farmers…

By Activestills December 6, 2014