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Mekhora
Mekhora
Coordinates: 32°09′50″N 35°25′26″E / 32.164°N 35.424°E / 32.164; 35.424
Country	Israel
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Bik'at HaYarden
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1973
Founded by	Nahal
Population	179

Mekhora (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Homeland) is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 179.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Prominent jurists have argued the case for their legality, including Professor Julius Stone, who wrote that it would be an "irony bordering on the absurd" to read Article 49(6) as meaning that the State of Israel was obliged to ensure (by force if necessary) that areas with a millennial association with Jewish life, shall be forever "judenrein".

History

The moshav was founded in 1973 by a Nahal brigade, and was originally named Nahal Mekhora.

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49311
3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
4. Phillips, David. "The Illegal-Settlements Myth". commentarymagazine.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

• Israeli settlements
• Moshavim
• Agricultural Union
• Nahal settlements
• Populated places established in 1973
• 1973 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate