ABSTRACT
The major corner-stone of the Likud policy in the West Bank has been the establishment of Jewish settlements mainly in three areas: the ridges overlooking Israel's coastal plains; the mountain spine overlooking the Jordan valley (in addition to the settlements on the valley floor itself, which were mostly established by the Labour government); and the circle around Jerusalem. Altogether almost 100 Jewish settlements have been constructed in the West Bank since 1967 (excluding the satellite towns around Jerusalem) with more than 20,000 inhabitants living on some 30,000 acres. 1
