They're illegal under international law. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has approved plans to expand Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
They've come alongside unprecedented levels of settler violence and attacks.
UN experts have said the rate of 'settler terrorism' has increased over the last three years and reached a peak this year.
The situation has drawn harsh criticism from Israel's allies in Europe.
But will that be enough to stop settler violence?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Guests
Xavier Abu Eid, political analyst and former Communications Director for the Palestine Liberation Organization
Mairav Zonszein, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group
Pat Griffith, spokesperson for International Committee of the Red Cross
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