▁the ▁fun er als , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁in ▁Sh ilo ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁young ▁cou ples , ▁including ▁a ▁pre gn ant ▁woman ▁who ▁gave ▁birth ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁established ▁Sh v ut ▁Rach el . ▁ ▁The ▁sett lers ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁without ▁government ▁permission . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁A RI J , ▁Israel ▁conf isc ated ▁ ▁land ▁from ▁two ▁ ▁Palest in ian ▁villages ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Sh v ut ▁Rach el : ▁ 3 7 2 ▁d un ams ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁ ▁Tur mus ▁Ay ya , ▁and ▁ 9 6 3 ▁d un ams ▁from ▁Q ary ut / J al ud . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁approved ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁housing ▁units ▁in ▁Sh v ut ▁Rach el . ▁ ▁This ▁action ▁was ▁condem ned ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Security ▁Policy ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁Catherine ▁As ht on . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁▁▁ ▁Israel ▁itself ▁differenti ates ▁between ▁" legal " ▁and ▁" il legal " ▁settlement s . ▁ ▁Sh v ut ▁Rach el ▁was ▁illegal ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁standards ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Peace ▁Now , ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Government ▁Activ ities ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ories ▁legal ized ▁the ▁out post ▁by ▁red es ign ating ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Sh ilo