On July 30th, the Calcalist published a major report [Hebrew] examining the issue of Israeli government spending on settlements.   Among other things, the articles note that government spending on settlements increased by 38% under the Netanyahu government (from 2010 to 2011).  The articles also note the fact that Israeli government spending on settlements from 1992-2011 totaled NIS 27 billion (in 2011 terms).  To get a sense of the magnitude of this spending, the article notes that in 2010 the Israeli government allocated a budget of NIS 27.5 bilion over ten years "for the first stage of project to introduce into [the entire country of] Israel a network of fast highways and railway lines."  All articles translated by Israel News Today (INT).

An in-depth analysis was done by "Calculist", Yedioth Achronoth's Economic Supplement, and includes three articles:

Settlers Receive 70% More Relative to their Size in the General Israeli Population"

Residents of Hebron Hills Receive Five Times More than Ramle

All the Way from the Public's Pocket to Judea and Samaria

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"...most people would assume that ignoring and defending the abuse of children would be a bridge too far, even for the staunchest partisan of the "Israel, right or wrong" approach. The silence of our community shows that such an assumption would be wrong."

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