Message from the Department of External Relations of the Democratic Front to Global Opinion Makers on the Crimes of Settlement in the West Bank

Ladies and Gentlemen,
With greetings and appreciation,
We address you on behalf of the External Relations Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and we send you this letter at a time when the Israeli occupation continues its crimes against the Palestinian people, foremost among which is the crime of settlement in the West Bank, which is considered occupied Palestinian territory according to international resolutions. Despite this, Israel continues to intensify its settlement activities in an unprecedented manner, including the demolition of homes, the displacement of residents, the confiscation of land, killings, and arrests, which are key tools for imposing its annexation plan.
Since the current Israeli government came to power in 2022, there has been no indication of any intention to engage in a serious political process towards a just settlement or regional stability. Rather, the common denominator among its components is to move forward with the project of annexing the West Bank through land confiscation and the displacement of residents by military force. These policies are not isolated, but rather part of a gradual and systematic process, supported by a series of laws and governmental and military decisions that form the practical framework for the annexation plan, in an attempt to impose it gradually and overcome waves of international rejection.
The year 2025 saw the highest rates of settlement expansion, confirming the Israeli government›s intention to impose new realities that close any prospect of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Jerusalem. This intersects with the stated strategic goal of eliminating Palestinian camps under security pretexts, as publicly expressed by Israeli officials.
Today, Israel is relying on four main factors to implement its plan:
– Continued political and military support from some international powers, primarily the United States and a number of European countries.
– The weakness of the Arab and Palestinian positions and the inability of the international community to exert effective pressure.
– The almost complete political and partisan support that Netanyahu›s government›s crimes enjoy internally, which facilitates the acceleration of settlement activity.
– The transformation of settler organizations into organized militias operating under the protection of the Israeli army, with almost absolute immunity from official institutions.
The daily crimes committed by settlers are no longer isolated incidents, but a systematic pattern that complements official policies aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians and expelling them from their land and homes.
Therefore, defending the land in the face of settlement and theft of Palestinian land is the main headline and fundamental national task at this stage of our people›s struggle. This struggle must be integrated with the movement of peoples in their various official and popular forms, by pressuring Western governments that continue to support the Israeli occupation to take punitive measures commensurate with the scale of the crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
Therefore, we address this letter to you in order to place the issue of Israeli settlement in the West Bank at the forefront of your priorities and actions towards your governments and towards companies that continue to supply the occupation with the machinery of daily killing and death