Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Achia, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, live in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, live in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. A man tends to Jewish owned vineyards producing grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. West Bank settlement Ofra residents, lacking public transportation and reliant on hitchhiking, do so behind concrete barriers and under IDF security at the Ofra Junction.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. ELAD ZIV, architect, father of 7, 18 year former resident of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, lives with his family in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra; “We are in the midst of historic events - the Jewish people are coming back to their own homeland. Conceptually it is a tragedy for the Muslim world.” Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Achia, West Bank. 26th June, 2017.A Jewish home in the settlement Achia, on a hill overlooking the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Achia, West Bank. 26th June, 2017.Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.The town of Shilo is visible in the background.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, live in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Achia, West Bank. 26th June, 2017.An IDF soldier patrols the area of a children's nursery in the settlement Achia, on a hill overlooking the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, live in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Ofra, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. ELAD ZIV, architect, father of 7, 18 year former resident of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017, lives with his family in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra; “We are in the midst of historic events - the Jewish people are coming back to their own homeland. Conceptually it is a tragedy for the Muslim world.” Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of the 42 families from Amona, the refugees, as they call themselves.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Jewish owned vineyards produce grapes for wine in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.

Construction of 'New Amona' in the West Bank, Israel

Shilo Valley, West Bank. 26th June, 2017. Initial construction is underway of a road that will lead to Amichai, the first new settlement in Judea and Samaria, West Bank, since the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Located in the Shilo Valley, north of Ramallah, Amichai is the intended future home of 42 families, former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, evacuated and demolished in February 2017. The refugees, as they consider themselves, have been living in cramped conditions in the settlement Ofra.