FACT CHECK · WEST BANK
Claim: Most settlers live ordinary town lives
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
The 5 biggest settlements are towns: Modi'in Illit (89,627), Beitar Illit (71,697), Ma'ale Adumim, Giv'at Ze'ev, Ariel. 244,000+ people with schools, jobs, a university.
SOURCE
Israel CBS 2024 via Wikipedia: Population statistics for Israeli settlements
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Biggest settlements are towns”
- “Settlers live in towns”
- “Modiin illit”
- “Beitar illit”
- “Ariel university”
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