West Bank Settlements Become Havens Of Israeli Surburbanites

West Bank Settlements Become Havens Of Israeli Surburbanites

Meet the Ovadiahs, the Allons, and the Cohens. They're new arrivals in Israeli neighborhoods where freshly laid red-tile roofs and toddler toys dotting green lawns are a picture of the Israeli equivalent of the American dream, minus the white picket fence.

But the sounds wafting through the air �" the constant clank of construction, and the Muslim call to prayer from nearby Palestinian villages �" speak to the larger context in which their new homes are located. All three families have recently bought homes in West Bank settlements, where the rate of population growth �" three times that of Israel alone �" is the subject of great global dispute.

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