WATCH: Secretary of State John Kerry: "Nearly every country in the world, other than Israel, opposes settlements." But what are Israeli settlements, who are Israeli settlers, and how do they impact Palestinian lives?
Since the election of Donald Trump, Israel has approved the construction thousands of new settlement homes on Palestinian land. timesofisrael.com/14000-housing-…
A Security Council report from 2016 makes clear that Israel’s establishment of settlements in the West Bank "have no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under international law." un.org/press/en/2016/… 
“Israel continues to destroy the prospects of peace in our region and to severely affect our lives by the theft of land and natural resources, and by the further fragmentation of our country,” Palestinian official Saeb Erekat jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-C…
