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Revision as of 15:57, 10 July 2010 by 195.50.69.30 (talk) (→History)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Place in Israel| Halamish | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | Occupied West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | November 1, 1977 |
| Founded by | Gush Emunim |
Halamish (Template:Lang-he-n. lit. Flint), also known as Neveh Tzuf (Template:Lang-he, lit. Nectar Home), is an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank created in 1977. Located to the north of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 956.. Halamish, like all other settlements built on a confiscated land in the occupied West Bank, which is considered to be illegal under international law.
History
On 16 October 1977, two gar'ins, one religious (Neveh Tzuf) and one secular (Neveh Tzelah), each with 25 settler families moved into the police station near Nabi Salih.. The attrition and conditions also affected the religious group and over the following 40 months, only seven of the original settlers remained.
The original name of the colony, Neveh Tzuf, was rejected by the government naming committee by giving the rationale that it might be misleading the public since the biblical location, Eretz Tzuf, was elsewhere. The naming committee instead gave the new colony the official name 'Halamish', and since this was rejected by the settler families, both names are still used for the settlement.
Protest
The residents of the nearby village of Nabi Salih have protested the confiscation of their land by the settlers of Halamish.
References
- ^ "Peace Now : Settlements > Settlements List". www.peacenow.org.il. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- Donnison, Jon (27 February 2010). "Building the first 'Palestinian settlement'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Hoberman, Haggai (2008). Keneged Kol HaSikuim (in Hebrew) (1st ed.). Sifriat Netzaim.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - "Israeli Forces Critically Injure Boy in An Nabi Saleh". palsolidarity.org. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
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