Another installment of...

The Politics of Verticality
by Eyal Weizman

episode 4: WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS

Many different types of settlements perch atop the hills of the West Bank, providing islands of biblical identity that are also strategic vantage points.
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The placement of the settlements has not been a random process. They are strategic military bastions turning the Palestinians into prisoners trapped in the worlds largest Panopticon. It's also obvious that the expense the Israelis have gone to means, as Sharon has bluntly put it, the Israelis never plan to leave. The occupation will continue. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluding themselves.