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'''Ramot''' ({{lang-he-n|רָמוֹת}}, ''lit.'' Heights), also known as '''Ramot Alon''' ({{lang-he|רמות אלון}}, lit. ''Alon Heights'') is one of the largest housing developments in [[Jerusalem]], with about 50,000 residents. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city and divided into six sections, from Ramot 1, the oldest section, to Ramot 6, the newest section. Ramot 5 is the commercial center. |
'''Ramot''' ({{lang-he-n|רָמוֹת}}, ''lit.'' Heights), also known as '''Ramot Alon''' ({{lang-he|רמות אלון}}, lit. ''Alon Heights'') is one of the largest housing developments in [[Jerusalem]], with about 50,000 residents. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city and divided into six sections, from Ramot 1, the oldest section, to Ramot 6, the newest section. Ramot 5 is the commercial center. |
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Because part of the development is north of the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]],<ref name=Neighborhood1>"Leor Tubul, 17 years old, and Ronan Karamani, 18, vanished at a busy intersection outside the Ramot neighborhood, a Jewish suburb built in an area that had been the West Bank before Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967." [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3D91438F934A3575BC0A966958260 Slaying of 2 Jews Stirs Violence in Jerusalem] ''[[New York Times]]'' August 7, 1990.</ref><ref name=Neighborhood2>"They began planting neighborhoods such as Ramot Allon on annexed West Bank land..." [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/05/world/fg-orthodox5 Clashing values alter a city’s face] by Richard Boudreaux, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' June 05, 2007</ref> in an area which was "[[no man's land]]" before 1967,<ref>[http://www.news1.co.il/Archive/001-D-233211-00.html?tag=13-37-40], as seen in official map: [http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/cf02d057b04d356385256ddb006dc02f/f03d55e48f77ab698525643b00608d34/$FILE/Arm_1949.jpg]</ref> [[Palestinian people]] and almost all governments worldwide consider it to be an illegal settlement,<ref name="MacAskill">{{Cite web|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen|title=Israel provokes Palestinians and US by going ahead with new settlements|publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/15/israel-new-settlements-us-palestinians|date=15 October 2010|quote=The Israeli government regards both as part of Israel but the Palestinians, and almost all of the international community, see them as illegal, built on Palestinian land occupied by Israeli in 1967.|accessdate=15 October 2010 }}</ref><ref name=FMEP2>{{cite journal|url=http://www.fmep.org/reports/archive/vol.-19/no.-2/eu-report-israel-201cactively-pursuing-the-illegal-annexation201d-of-east-jerusalem|publisher=FMEP|title=EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem|volume= 19| issue = 2|date=March–April 2009|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmep.org/reports/archive/vol.-19/no.-2/eu-report-israel-201cactively-pursuing-the-illegal-annexation201d-of-east-jerusalem |title=EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem — FMEP |publisher=Fmep.org |date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2011-03-28}}</ref> |
Because part of the development is north of the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] in [[East Jerusalem]],<ref name=Neighborhood1>"Leor Tubul, 17 years old, and Ronan Karamani, 18, vanished at a busy intersection outside the Ramot neighborhood, a Jewish suburb built in an area that had been the West Bank before Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967." [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3D91438F934A3575BC0A966958260 Slaying of 2 Jews Stirs Violence in Jerusalem] ''[[New York Times]]'' August 7, 1990.</ref><ref name=Neighborhood2>"They began planting neighborhoods such as Ramot Allon on annexed West Bank land..." [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/05/world/fg-orthodox5 Clashing values alter a city’s face] by Richard Boudreaux, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' June 05, 2007</ref> in an area which was "[[no man's land]]" before 1967,<ref>[http://www.news1.co.il/Archive/001-D-233211-00.html?tag=13-37-40], as seen in official map: [http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/cf02d057b04d356385256ddb006dc02f/f03d55e48f77ab698525643b00608d34/$FILE/Arm_1949.jpg]</ref> [[Palestinian people]] and almost all governments worldwide consider it to be an illegal settlement,<ref name="MacAskill">{{Cite web|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen|title=Israel provokes Palestinians and US by going ahead with new settlements|publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/15/israel-new-settlements-us-palestinians|date=15 October 2010|quote=The Israeli government regards both as part of Israel but the Palestinians, and almost all of the international community, see them as illegal, built on Palestinian land occupied by Israeli in 1967.|accessdate=15 October 2010 }}</ref><ref name=FMEP2>{{cite journal|url=http://www.fmep.org/reports/archive/vol.-19/no.-2/eu-report-israel-201cactively-pursuing-the-illegal-annexation201d-of-east-jerusalem|publisher=FMEP|title=EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem|volume= 19| issue = 2|date=March–April 2009|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmep.org/reports/archive/vol.-19/no.-2/eu-report-israel-201cactively-pursuing-the-illegal-annexation201d-of-east-jerusalem |title=EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem — FMEP |publisher=Fmep.org |date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2011-03-28}}</ref> separate from the [[Jerusalem]] municipality, but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> The [[United States government]] has traditionally refrained from calling Israeli neighborhoods in East Jerusalem "settlements".<ref name=Jpost>Krieger, Hillary, Keinon, Herb, and Abu Toameh, Khaled. [http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=88107 Rice: US entirely opposed to Har Homa] Jerusalem Post. 8 April 2008</ref> |
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Ramot is also one of Jerusalem's [[Neighborhoods of the Ring, Jerusalem|ring neighborhoods]]. |
Ramot is also one of Jerusalem's [[Neighborhoods of the Ring, Jerusalem|ring neighborhoods]]. |
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- For the moshav in the Golan Heights, see Ramot, Golan Heights.
Ramot (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Heights), also known as Ramot Alon (Hebrew: רמות אלון, lit. Alon Heights) is one of the largest housing developments in Jerusalem, with about 50,000 residents. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city and divided into six sections, from Ramot 1, the oldest section, to Ramot 6, the newest section. Ramot 5 is the commercial center.
Because part of the development is north of the Green Line in East Jerusalem,[1][2] in an area which was "no man's land" before 1967,[3] Palestinian people and almost all governments worldwide consider it to be an illegal settlement,[4][5][6] separate from the Jerusalem municipality, but the Israeli government disputes this.[7] The United States government has traditionally refrained from calling Israeli neighborhoods in East Jerusalem "settlements".[8] Ramot is also one of Jerusalem's ring neighborhoods.
Name
In the Bible, during the story of the death of the prophet Samuel, it is written that as he died, all of Israel came to bury him in his home, in the Rama. Oral tradition indicates that place is the one of the highest peaks surrounding Jerusalem, some 885 meters above sea level.[9] Ramot is located on the hills south of that peak.[citation needed]
There are Crusader era remains in Ramot 2 and Ramot 6.[citation needed]
The word Ramot in Hebrew means "heights" or "rises" (a plural of the word Rama). When used in reference to geography, the word is usually translated as "plateaus". The name Alon refers to Yigal Alon, a former prime minister of Israel. While the full name is Ramot Alon, the inhabitants refer to the neighborhood simply as Ramot.[9]
Geography
Ramot is north and west of the center of Jerusalem. The neighborhood is built upon two elongated ridges about 100–200 meters above the surrounding landscape (heights of 693–876 meters above sea level). Between the ridges is the Golda Meir highway, leading to Tel Aviv.
Travel time to the center of Jerusalem is about 15 minutes away and Har Hachotzvim industrial park is about 7 minutes away.[10]
Population
The population is ethnically and religiously diverse, and housing ranges from expensive, single-family homes to inexpensive, multi-level apartments. Ramot is a relatively new area by Jerusalem standards; construction began in the 1970s and continues today.
All sections of Ramot have a large, growing population of young Orthodox and Haredi families. They have built and established many synagogues and yeshivas (including the Lakewood East yeshiva), as well as communal institutions associated with Jewish religious life. Hagaon HaRav Efraim Kirschenbaum, Rav of Beis Medrash Pnei Shmuel in Ramat Beit Shemesh also resides there.
Ramot boasts a large English-speaking community, which is mostly located in Ramot 2 and 4.
Neighborhoods
There are six sections in Ramot. Ramot Aleph (A) is the first neighborhood.
See also
References
- ^ "Leor Tubul, 17 years old, and Ronan Karamani, 18, vanished at a busy intersection outside the Ramot neighborhood, a Jewish suburb built in an area that had been the West Bank before Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967." Slaying of 2 Jews Stirs Violence in Jerusalem New York Times August 7, 1990.
- ^ "They began planting neighborhoods such as Ramot Allon on annexed West Bank land..." Clashing values alter a city’s face by Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times June 05, 2007
- ^ [1], as seen in official map: [2]
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (15 October 2010). "Israel provokes Palestinians and US by going ahead with new settlements". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
The Israeli government regards both as part of Israel but the Palestinians, and almost all of the international community, see them as illegal, built on Palestinian land occupied by Israeli in 1967.
- ^ "EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem". 19 (2). FMEP. March–April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "EU Report: Israel "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem — FMEP". Fmep.org. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Krieger, Hillary, Keinon, Herb, and Abu Toameh, Khaled. Rice: US entirely opposed to Har Homa Jerusalem Post. 8 April 2008
- ^ a b The Ramot Alon neighborhood was established in 1974.
- ^ "Nefesh B'Nefesh - Aliyah Live the Dream". Nbn.org.il. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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