%0 Journal Article %T Jewish settlements in the context of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict %A Kosiorek, Piotr %J Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies) %V 2021 %R 10.4467/20827695WSC.21.012.14719 %N Volume 15 %P 251-266 %K Palestine, Israeli – Palestinian conflict, Jewish settlement, West Bank %@ 2082-7695 %D 2021 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/wschodnioznawstwo/article/osadnictwo-zydowskie-w-kontekscie-konfliktu-izraelsko-palestynskiego %X Jewish settlement is one of the most important elements of the long – term contradictions between Israel and Palestine. Moreover, the legal status of the outposts is problematical. The main objective of this text is analysis the significance of Jewish settlement in the context of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict and to try to answer the question how high in the hierarchy of the State of Israel priorities is the Jewish settlement. In a content of this article there such matters as security wall with its functions and consequences for Palestinians in the context of Jewish settlements, issue of an administration of the West Bank and the case study describes example of the Kfar Etzion and Sheikh Jarrah.