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We have rights to the land. It’s not occupied land. This is our land. I can go back to the British Mandate for Palestine or the Balfour Declaration and basically we have legal rights to the land. We have historical rights to the land. We even have biblical rights to the land. So to call us settlers in our own land–it’s a disgrace, you know? But let’s look about the fact and about the future. The Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are not going anywhere. They will stay there with the Palestinian communities. The question what you do to allow both communities to prosper, to live in stability, in security. And I think all the talk we are now coming from the UK and other European countries–you know, applying sections or threatening the Israeli government–it’s not gonna actually support what’s happening on the ground. The bottom line: you have more than two million Palestinian living in Judea and Samaria. You have more than half a million Jews who live there–cities, communities–not the outpost you just show in your report. I’m talking about families, communities, big cities, and, and they will stay there. The question is what we do to make sure both populations live safely there.
Danny Danon interview with Sky News on Israeli settlements (24 August 2026)
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- Palestine (Wikipedia)
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the Palestinian territories, or occupied Palestinian territory. The territories share the vast majority of their borders with Israel, with the West Bank bordering Jordan to the east and the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometers (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its de facto administrative center. Gaza was its largest city prior to evacuations in 2023.