Anatomy of the Pillars: the trajectory of the Israeli occupation, 1948 to 2026
A quantitative reading of nine pillars the project rests on: military power, the economy, immigration, the demographic balance, settlement and annexation, international legitimacy, internal cohesion, normalization, and the American alliance. Nineteen sections, thirteen charts, every figure sourced.
One indicator per page
One chart, one paragraph, and a visible source. Built to be read in a minute and shared as it is.
The migration balance flips for the first time since 1948
Departures exceeded arrivals two years running. This is the pillar Ben-Gurion called the lifeblood of the project.
Twenty-five years of Gallup, and the crossing point
For the first time since measurement began in 2001, American sympathy for Palestinians exceeds sympathy for Israelis.
Settlers: a curve that has never once fallen since 1967
From 1,500 settlers in 1972 to more than 750,000 today, against an international ruling that the entire presence is unlawful.
The claim against the record
One claim at a time, set beside what the document says. No commentary in between, and nothing inconvenient left out.
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ICJ Advisory Opinion · 2024Four rules, declared in advance
They apply to everything published here. Anyone who wants to challenge a conclusion should challenge the rule first.
The adversarial source
Core figures come from official Israeli sources or international institutions. No Palestinian sources in the pivotal numbers, by choice rather than apology: a figure published by a party with no interest in exposing its own weakness carries more evidentiary weight.
Three separated layers
A documented fact, a research estimate, or an opinion. Each layer is labeled where it appears, and none is dressed as another.
No figure without a source
Where reliable data does not exist, that is stated plainly. And no prediction of dates, because no scientific model can produce them.
Corrections are public
Old versions stay published, and every revision is logged with its date and reason. No silent deletions, no untraceable edits.