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Mitzpe Yair (Template:Lang-he, lit. Yair Lookout) is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located two kilometres south-east of Susia, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It was established by Meir Am-Shalem in October 1998 and is home to 8-9 families. It was formerly known as Magen David.

Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized settlement that is regarded as illegal by the Israeli regional administration. In 2007 Peace Now discovered that a police superintendent was residing there despite its illegal status.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

References

1. Tovah Lazaroff, Yaakov Lappin, 'South Hebron Hills land dispute turns violent', Jerusalem Post 05/09/2008 'this had not stopped seven or eight families from placing caravans on the land to create the small Mitzpe Yair outpost . . Those caravans' placement has been deemed by the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria to be illegal and there are enforcement proceedings under way against them.'
2. Weiss, Efrat (2007-01-01). "Israeli police officer living in illegal outpost". Israel News.
3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

Notes

External links

• Peace Now's Information

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• Har Hevron Regional Council
• Israeli settlements
• Populated places established in 1998
• Unauthorized Israeli settlements