<P> In the Middle East, there are a number of references to various squatter and specific policies referred as "settler". Among those: </P> <Ul> <Li> Iraq--the Arabization program of the Ba'ath Party in the late 1970s in North Iraq, which aimed at settling Arab populations instead of Kurds following the Second Iraqi - Kurdish War . </Li> <Li> Israel--Israelis who moved to areas captured during the Six - Day War in 1967 are termed Israeli settlers . In recent years Israeli settlers have been settling in Palestinian territory such as the Gaza Strip and West Bank . However, this has caused political unrest and many settlers are forcibly removed from their settlements by the Israeli government . </Li> <Li> Syria--In recent times, Arab settlers have also moved in large numbers to ethnic minority areas, such as northeast Syria . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Iraq--the Arabization program of the Ba'ath Party in the late 1970s in North Iraq, which aimed at settling Arab populations instead of Kurds following the Second Iraqi - Kurdish War . </Li> <Li> Israel--Israelis who moved to areas captured during the Six - Day War in 1967 are termed Israeli settlers . In recent years Israeli settlers have been settling in Palestinian territory such as the Gaza Strip and West Bank . However, this has caused political unrest and many settlers are forcibly removed from their settlements by the Israeli government . </Li>

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