If the settlement themselves are illegal, can their residents actually be law abiding? Yes & No Yes they are law abiding because they are operating under the occupation authority law … but that occupation in its own right is illegal under International Law.

The US must hold those responsible for the illegal settlements accountable, not just the extremist individuals who go beyond the laws of an illegal occupation. The settlement movement undermines the 2-state solution, if the US is serious it, it must get serious about penalizing the entire movement.