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| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founded by | Jewish people |
| Website | http://havotyair.co.il/ |
Havot Yair (Template:Lang-he, Havot Yair lit, Yair's farms) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near Nofim and Yakir, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. It is home to around 70 families.
It was first established in 1999 as an Israeli outpost, and named after Avraham (Yair) Stern, leader of the pre-state underground militant group Lehi, though the community's website notes the name of Yair ben Menashe. Although it was later evacuated, it was re-established in February 2001. According to Peace Now, the parent settlement of this outpost is Yakir and 17,666 square metres (190,160 sq ft) of the area that this outpost is built on is expropriated private Palestinian land. The Sasson Report reported that the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Construction had allocated 1 million NIS for the construction of several structures at the outpost.
In January 2021, Israel had regulated the outpost.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
References
- Shragai, Nadav. Outposts / 'God giveth, God taketh away' Ha'aretz. 19 June 2006
- Gideon Levy, Outposts 2012: Coming to a West Bank hill near you, at Haaretz, 24 April 2012:" “Yair son of Menashe took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havot-Yair, unto this day” (Deuteronomy 3:14)."
- Full outposts list Peace Now. Accessed 16 June 2011
- Yair Farm Peace Now. Accessed 16 June 2011
- "780 Settlement Housing Units Approved Ahead of US Presidential Transition". Peace Now. 17 January 2021.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
32°08′40″N 35°06′15″E / 32.144541°N 35.104086°E / 32.144541; 35.104086 (Yair Farm)
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