Nofei Prat
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Founded by | Jerusalem residents |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | Judean Desert |
| Coordinates | 31°49′26.4″N 35°19′12.35″E / 31.824°N 35.3200972°ECoordinates: 31°49′26.4″N 35°19′12.35″E / 31.824°N 35.3200972°E |
 Nofei Prat
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Nofei Prat (Hebrew: נוֹפֵי פְּרָת, lit. Prat Scenes) is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near Ma'ale Adumim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2006 there were around 90 families living in the settlement. Currently (2009) it populates 140 families. Nofei Prat is a "mixed" settlement, having in residence both religious and secular families.
The village was established on part of the lands of Kfar Adumim in 1992 by a group of residents from Jerusalem. It was named after nearby Prat Stream. On the morning after the elections for the thirteenth Knesset and Israeli Labor Party victory and before transition of power was made, a mixed group of mostly single religious and non-religious students from the Hebrew University drove east from Jerusalem to a barren hilltop with a dream to create a mixed community and erected a flimsy structure which would later that day be followed by twenty-seven trailers. [1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hoberman, Haggai (2008) (in Hebrew). Keneged Kol HaSikuim [Against All Odds] (1st ed.). Sifriat Netzaim. p. 252.
- ^ "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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