Often a small group of mobile homes near established Jewish Israeli settlements, outposts refers to settlements that Jewish Israelis set up in the Occupied Palestinian Territories without permits issued from the proper Israeli authorities. Though Israel considers these outposts to be illegal, a 2005 Israeli governmental report uncovered that most of the then 100+ outposts had received financial and material support from various Israeli ministries. The number of outposts deemed to be on private Palestinian land is currently disputed, with the Israeli government declaring three and the Israeli human rights organization Peace Now asserting 70. The Israeli government is also considering legalizing outposts they deem to be located on Israeli state land. For the 2005 Israeli government report on settlement outposts and Israeli government support, see “Summary of the Opinion Concerning Unauthorized Outposts - Talya Sason, Adv.” 10 March 2005. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 23 June 2011. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Law/Legal+Issues+and+Rulings/Summar.... For a criticism of the Israeli government’s actions and reporting surrounding outposts, see Ofran, Hagit and Lara Friedman. “At least 70 outposts are located on private Palestinian land.” 2 March 2011. Peace Now. 23 June 2011. http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/least-70-outposts-are-located-private.... For an announcement by the Israeli government to evacuate three outposts, see Levison, Chaim and Barak Ravid. “Israel vows to raze all illegal outposts built on private Palestinian land.” Haaretz. 3 March 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-vows-to-raze-all-illega....  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/outpost