Israel’s settlers are winning unprecedented power from the war in Gaza
They are gaining land—and sway over the army, police and politics
DRIVE ALONG Highway 60, which traverses the West Bank from north to south, and it feels like a real-estate road trip. It is festooned with signs in Hebrew offering “Two Last Apartments in Mitzpe Levona” and promising that “Your Grass Can be Greener” seen from a villa in Tzofim. These are boom times for Israel’s settlers, who are gaining land, military influence and political power.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Real estate and religion”
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