AbstractThe history of modern Israel could be described as a history of the Jewish migration to Palestine. By the end of
the 19th century, with the coming of the first tide of the Jewish migration, the Jews established a number of
settlements in Palestine, and proceeded from spontaneous
Settlement-building to well organized and orderly settlement building motivated by politics, laying the foundation for the birth of Israel State in Palestine. The founding of Israel State was not followed by any halt of settlement building, but there were some changes in terms of areas and particularly the political connotations: while putting up settlements inside the country, they also started to build settlements on the Arab land occupied by force, thus opening up a leaf in Israel's policy for Jewish settlements stressing the military role of the settlements for defence of Israel's security. Such a policy has encroached upon the rights and interests of the Arab countries, and has seriously hindered the progress of the Middle East peace process.