Brukhin
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| Hebrew | ברוכין |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Coordinates | 32°4′49.54″N 35°5′10.05″E / 32.0804278°N 35.086125°ECoordinates: 32°4′49.54″N 35°5′10.05″E / 32.0804278°N 35.086125°E |
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Brukhin (Hebrew: ברוכין), is a communal village and an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains about thirty km east of Tel Aviv along the Trans-Samaria Highway near the Palestinian town Bruqin and between the Ariel and Rosh Ha'ayin Israeli settlements. Founded by Amishai Shav-Tal in October 2000,[1] it is within the municipal territory of the Shomron Regional Council. According to the Sasson Report the Bruchin outpost is an unauthorized Israeli settlement. The report also said that $785,000 was spent on Bruchin's infrastructure and public buildings.[2]
Over fifty families, including over 200 people, live in this Orthodox Jewish community.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Washington Times 27 February 2008 Unauthorized but aided by Israel page 1
- ^ Washington Times 27 February 2008 Unauthorized but aided by Israel page 4
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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