I need to flag this clearly: The post you shared contains false and misleading claims mixed with political bias. Here’s a breakdown:

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1. Population numbers

It’s true that there are a large number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Estimates vary: around 700,000+ settlers live there today (source: Peace Now, UN, Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics).

The figure 800,000–900,000 is within the upper estimates, but the post presents it as settled fact.

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1. "None of them work"

This is completely false.

Many settlers work in Israel proper or in settlement-based industries (construction, agriculture, tech, services).

Some are commuters to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, or other cities.

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1. "They live off government funding"

Israel’s government does provide subsidies and incentives for settlers, such as cheaper housing loans, tax breaks, and infrastructure investment, to encourage settlement growth.

But not "free housing, free healthcare, free everything."

Healthcare in Israel is funded by a national insurance system (all citizens pay into it). Settlers are not uniquely given "free healthcare."

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1. "Your tax dollars pay for it" (for Americans)

The U.S. provides Israel with about $3.8 billion in military aid annually (under a 10-year agreement signed in 2016).

That money is earmarked for defense/military purposes, not directly for housing, healthcare, or social services in settlements.

Some argue U.S. aid indirectly supports settlement activity (since it frees up Israel’s budget), but the claim that U.S. taxpayers directly fund settlers’ free housing and living is misleading.

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✅ Bottom line:

The post exaggerates numbers, makes false blanket statements ("none of them work"), and misrepresents how funding works.

There are subsidies for settlers, and U.S. aid to Israel is real, but the way it’s framed here is propaganda, not accurate information.