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While the world marked Israel's "Independence Day" last week and the Palestinian Nakba Day Sunday, Visualizing Palestine released an interactive graphic to track the growth of Zionist settlements back to their beginnings in the late 1800s.

While the growth of settlements since Nakba Day is well-known, Visualizing Palestine has provided an interesting look at how the process started.

From the beginning of Zionist colonization of Palestine in the 1870s:

Which expanded after the first World Zionist Congress in 1897:

The pace of colonization grew exponentially after the Balfour Declaration in 1917:

Check out the full infographic below to see the visualization from 1870 up until the present day, or visit Visualizing Palestine's site :

Visualizing Palestine tracks growth of Zionist settlements over 150 years

While the growth of settlements since Nakba Day is well-known, Visualizing Palestine provides a look at how the process started.

From the beginning of Zionist colonization of Palestine in the 1870s:

Which expanded after the first World Zionist Congress in 1897:

The pace of colonization grew exponentially after the Balfour Declaration in 1917:

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Visualizing Palestine tracks growth of Zionist settlements over 150 years

While the growth of settlements since Nakba Day is well-known, Visualizing Palestine provides a look at how the process started.

From the beginning of Zionist colonization of Palestine in the 1870s:

Which expanded after the first World Zionist Congress in 1897:

The pace of colonization grew exponentially after the Balfour Declaration in 1917:

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