Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
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| Beit Aryeh | |||
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| • Hebrew | בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים, בית אריה-עופרים | ||
| • ISO 259 | Beit ʔarye - ʕoparim | ||
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 Beit Aryeh
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| Coordinates: 32°2′7.79″N 35°3′13.68″E / 32.0354972°N 35.0538°ECoordinates: 32°2′7.79″N 35°3′13.68″E / 32.0354972°N 35.0538°E | |||
| Region | West Bank | ||
| District | Judea and Samaria Area | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Local council (from 1989) | ||
| • Head of Municipality | Avi Naim | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,500 dunams (8.5 km2 / 3.3 sq mi) | ||
| Name meaning | House of Aryeh - Fawns | ||
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the northern West Bank. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
Beit Aryeh was recognised as a local council in 1989, and had Ofarim appended to it in 2004. The settlement was named after Aryeh Ben-Eliezer, a Lithuanian born Zionist leader before the state of Israel was founded and a member of the Israeli parliament in the 1950s and 1960s.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
[edit] External links
- Local council website (Hebrew)
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