It's subversion of international order by appealing to other countries' apathy.
External countries are generally not going to militarily or diplomatically intervene in a country's internal affairs over "small" matters.
Likewise, if a conflict does reach the point of international intervention, external countries will tend to side towards compromise between disagreeing factions, just to end things.
Settler Israelis know this.
They keep settlement activity "small" enough to avoid international intervention...
... all the while shifting the status quo so that an eventual compromise is further in their favor.
Chinese activities in the South China Sea are somewhat similar, but are non-residential. There's a difference between ceding a military base in a treaty and forcibly evicting civilians from their homes.
External countries are generally not going to militarily or diplomatically intervene in a country's internal affairs over "small" matters.
Likewise, if a conflict does reach the point of international intervention, external countries will tend to side towards compromise between disagreeing factions, just to end things.
Settler Israelis know this.
They keep settlement activity "small" enough to avoid international intervention...
... all the while shifting the status quo so that an eventual compromise is further in their favor.
Chinese activities in the South China Sea are somewhat similar, but are non-residential. There's a difference between ceding a military base in a treaty and forcibly evicting civilians from their homes.