Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. AHARON KATSOF, resident and Speaker of Esh Kodesh, stands by a bus that served as a first home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A man repairs the roof of a temporary home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A young boy plays in front of his home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Temporary homes in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Maale Michmash, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A Jewish man prays facing westwards towards Jerusalem in the West Bank settlement Maale Michmash as has been customary in Judaism all over the world for thousands of years.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Child's boots in the yard of a home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. An IDF officer takes a break on a bench overlooking the Palestinian village Qusra in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The guard tower manned by IDF soldiers is visible in the background. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A man rides a bicycle in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. AHARON KATSOF, resident and Speaker of Esh Kodesh, stands by a bus that served as a first home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. HADASA BITI, 23, in her livingroom in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Young children play in front of their home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Ongoing construction and development in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. The Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A tricycle at the side of the road in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The guard tower manned by IDF soldiers is visible in the background. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. An IDF officer takes a break on a bench overlooking the Palestinian village Qusra in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement's guard tower is manned by IDF soldiers. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. AHARON KATSOF, resident and Speaker of Esh Kodesh, stands overlooking his vineyards in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Children play in the yard of a kindergarden in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Temporary homes in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A weather worn Israeli flag flies above a home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Shilo, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. An IDF soldier inspects vehicles entering the West Bank settlement of Shilo under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. The front yard of a home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. TSIPORA ALONI, stands in front of her home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A young woman in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. AHARON KATSOF, resident and Speaker of Esh Kodesh, stands overlooking his vineyards in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Temporary homes in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A man carries an infant in front of his home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. Temporary homes in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Shilo, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. An IDF soldier inspects vehicles entering the West Bank settlement of Shilo under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A rooster is caged in the yard of a home in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A scooter at the side of the road in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The guard tower manned by IDF soldiers is visible in the background. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. An IDF officer walks past the guard tower in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The guard tower manned by IDF soldiers is visible in the background. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.

Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Esh Kodesh, West Bank. 11th January, 2016. A man carries a ladder in the Esh Kodesh Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. The settlement was established in 1999 and is now home to some 40 families who consider it an unauthorized community of Shilo in the process of becoming formally authorized.