What are the consequences of Israel’s expanding illegal settlements?

Since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than 30 years ago, Israel has seized the largest parcel of land in the occupied West Bank.

The right-wing government of Israel’s government has accelerated the illegal use of Palestinian land to construct new settlements.

Israeli settler attacks are also rising and escalating.

All hopes of peace are ruined by this, and so do the chances of an independent state, for many Palestinians.

What are Israel’s West Bank plans then? And what effects do its policies have?

Presenter:

Dareen Abughaida

Guests:

Former PLO negotiation team adviser and political analyst Xavier Abu Eid

Former Israeli negotiator and US/Middle East Project president Daniel Levy