Editing West Bank (section)

====Palestinian outposts====
[[File:Palestinian demonstration against demolish of the village susya.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|A Palestinian demonstration against the demolition of the village [[Susya]]]]
The [[Haaretz]] newspaper published an article in December 2005 about demolition of "Palestinian outposts" in [[Bil'in]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Meron Rapoport |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/idf-completes-evacuation-of-bil-in-outpost-1.177194 |title=IDF Completes Evacuation of Bil'in 'Outpost' |date=21 December 2005 |work=Haaretz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209080625/http://www.haaretz.com/news/idf-completes-evacuation-of-bil-in-outpost-1.177194 |archive-date=9 December 2010}}</ref> The demolitions sparked a political debate as according to ''PeaceNow'' it was a double standard ("After what happened today in Bil'in, there is no reason that the state should defend its decision to continue the construction" credited to [[Michael Sfard]]).

In January 2012, the European Union approved the "Area C and Palestinian state building" report. The report said Palestinian presence in Area C has been continuously undermined by Israel and that state building efforts in Area C of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the EU were of "utmost importance in order to support the creation of a contiguous and viable Palestinian state". The EU will support various projects to "support the Palestinian people and help maintain their presence".<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4174682,00.html Europe to pursue Area C projects] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418091040/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4174682,00.html |date=18 April 2017 }}, YnetNews 12 January 2012</ref><ref name=jps41-3>{{cite journal |title=A2. European Union, Internal Report on "Area C and Palestinian State Building," Brussels, January 2012 (excerpts) |journal=Journal of Palestine Studies |volume=41 |issue=3 |date=Spring 2012 |pages=220–223 |jstor=10.1525/jps.2012.xli.3.220 |doi=10.1525/jps.2012.xli.3.220}}</ref>

In May 2012, a petition<ref name="may8p">[http://www.regavim.org.il/images/stories/hakl.pdf]{{Dead link|date=May 2018|bot=SheriffIsInTown|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> was filed to the [[Israeli Supreme Court]] about the legality of more 15<ref name="may8p"/> Palestinian outposts and Palestinian building in "Area C". The cases were filed by [[Regavim (NGO)|Regavim]].<ref name="nrgheb">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/366/534.html?hp=1&cat=404&loc=11 |title=עשרות ''מאחזים'' פלסטיניים הוקמו ביו''ש; בג''ץ יכריע |website=NRG מעריב |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813124841/http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/366/534.html?hp=1&cat=404&loc=11 |archive-date=13 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Illegal Palestinian quarry near Beit Fajar to close | date=13 March 2011 |url=http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=208098&R=R2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225082312/http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=208098 |archive-date=25 February 2013}}</ref>

The petition was one of 30 different petitions with the common ground of illegal land takeover and illegal construction and use of natural resources. Some of the petitions (27) had been set for trials<ref name="list_of_pettions">{{cite web |url=http://www.regavim.org.il/index.php/activity/allpetitions |title=List of petitions by the Regavim NGO |website=regavim.org.il |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223211957/http://www.regavim.org.il/index.php/activity/allpetitions |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> and the majority received a verdict.

''Ynet News'' stated on 11 January 2013 that a group of 200 Palestinians with unknown number of foreign activists created an outpost named [[Bab al-Shams]] ("Gate of the Sun"), contains 50 tents<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinians erect outpost in E1 zone |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4331277,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209034356/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4331277,00.html |archive-date=9 February 2013 |last1=Levy |first1=Elior}}</ref>

''Ynet News'' stated on 18 January 2013 that Palestinian activists built an outpost on a disputed area in [[Beit Iksa]], where Israel plans to construct part of the separation fence in the Jerusalem vicinity while the Palestinians claim that the area belongs to the residents of Beit Iksa. named [[Bab al-Krama]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Report: IDF fire injures 2 Palestinians |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=18 January 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4334255,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203132415/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4334255,00.html |archive-date=3 February 2013 |last1=Levy |first1=Elior}}</ref>