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‘settler’ in the context of the internationally condemned settlements in the West Bank is the journalistic standard for referring to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/report-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/02/middleeast/who-are-israeli-settlers-palestinian-land-intl/index.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68173904.amp These settlements are generally considered illegal under international law. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/chapter-3-israeli-settlements-and-international-law/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-israelis-march-illegal-west-bank-outpost-tensions-mount-2023-04-10/ https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/palestine-occupied-palestinian-territory-west-bank-and-gaza-strip/2022-report-israeli-settlements-occupied-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem-january-december-2022_en?s=206 https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/10/commission-inquiry-finds-israeli-occupation-unlawful-under-international-law
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