Israel's Five Largest
Settlements
In the West Bank
Trending today is a community of over 300,000 Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank region of the Middle East, and the top five cities pronounced illegal by the United Nations as reported by the Christian Science Monitor.
1. Ariel
Founded: 1978
Population: 16,700
2. Gush Etzion bloc
Founded: 1967
Population: 20,530
3. Betar Illit
Founded: 1985
Population: 34,820
4. Maale Adumim
Founded: 1975
Population: 33,825
5. Modiin Illit
Founded: 1996
Population: 41,870