Ring Settlements, East Jerusalem

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Ring Neighborhoods (Israeli term; Hebrew: שכונות הטבעת) or Ring Settlements of Jerusalem[clarification needed] are eight Israeli settlements built as suburban satellites to East Jerusalem.

[1] The first neighborhoods built after 1967 were Ramot, French Hill, Neve Yaakov, Pisgat Ze'ev, East Talpiot, and Gilo.

Plans were drawn up to establish new residential neighborhoods on undeveloped land around Jerusalem as a housing solution for young couples, new immigrants, and middle-class families seeking a better quality of life.

According to the United Nations and the European Union,[5] due to their having been built beyond the Green Line, the neighborhoods Israel subsequently built on these annexed grounds are considered to be Israeli settlements, leading them to be considered illegal under international law based on the Fourth Geneva Convention and United Nations Security Council Resolution 476.

[9] On the other hand, the Obama administration stated that East Jerusalem settlements must halt construction and expansion permanently.