Nofei Nehemia
Nofei Nehemia
נופי נחמיה | |
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| Etymology: Nehemia's view | |
  Nofei Nehemia | |
| Coordinates: 32°5′53.19″N 35°14′9.01″E / 32.0981083°N 35.2358361°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomrom |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Jewish |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founded by | Amana |
| Website | www |
Nofei Nehemia (Template:Lang-he) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, in the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council in the northern West Bank. It is officially within the boundaries of Rehelim, a nearby Israeli settlement.[1] First established in 2002, it is situated adjacent to Rechelim on Route 60, between Kfar Tapuach and Eli.[2] The village also lies adjacent to the Palestinian towns of Iskaka and Yasuf. A few dozen families live on the village.
Israeli outposts are illegal under international law and also under Israeli law.[2][3]
History
The village is named after Nehemia Ben Yehuda, the head of a family who owns a crane company who have been very involved in assisting the establishment of settlements in the West Bank.[citation needed]
The village was established in 2002 as an illegal outpost. In 2003, the Israeli government pledged to dismantle the village.[3]
In January 2021, under Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government decided to legalize the illegal outpost of Nofei Nehemia by reclassifying it as a “neighborhood” of the Rehelim settlement, which itself was an illegal outpost that was legalized a few years prior.[4]
References
- ^ "PM: Ariel will remain under Israeli sovereignty". The Jerusalem Post. 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Nofei Nehemia". Peace Now. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ a b "'Hell no, we won't go,' vow settlers, but for now they choose legal challenges". Haaretz. 10 June 2003.
- ^ "780 Settlement Housing Units Approved Ahead of US Presidential Transition". Peace Now. 17 January 2021.
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