Alfei Menashe
| Alfei Menashe | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶׁה |
| • ISO 259 | ʔalpei Mnašše |
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 Alfei Menashe
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| Coordinates: 32°10′N 35°1′E / 32.167°N 35.017°ECoordinates: 32°10′N 35°1′E / 32.167°N 35.017°E | |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1987) |
| • Head of Municipality | Eliezer Hisdai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,616 dunams (4.616 km2 or 1.782 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 6,900 |
| Name meaning | Thousands of the tribe of Manasseh |
Alfei Menashe (Hebrew: אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶׁה) is an Israeli settlement located in the seam zone[1] on the western edge of the central West Bank. It was granted local council status in 1987. As of 2007, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics counts 6,200 residents.[2] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
The town's proximity to the Green Line (less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east) and its similar proximity to the Palestinian Arab town of Qalqilyah has made its inclusion on the Israeli side of the West Bank barrier controversial, especially as the looping nature of the barrier's path forms a quasi-enclave of some Palestinian villages to its south. In September 2005, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government must consider re-routing the barrier in this area. Work was begun in the summer of 2009 (and is ongoing as of October 2009) to construct a new route for the barrier, which will no longer incorporate the Palestinian village of Ras al-Tira (and several other villages) on the Israeli side.
[edit] References
- ^ "More Housing Units: New Tenders in Israeli West Bank Settlements". ARIJ (Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-10-04. http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=918. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-12-31. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
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