Nofei Nehemia

Nofei Nehemia
נופי נחמיה‎
Etymology: Nehemia's view
Nofei Nehemia is located in the Northern West Bank
Nofei Nehemia
Nofei Nehemia
Coordinates: 32°5′53.19″N 35°14′9.01″E / 32.0981083°N 35.2358361°E / 32.0981083; 35.2358361
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomrom
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationJewish
Founded2002
Founded byAmana
Websitewww.yeshuv.org/nofi-nechemiya.html

Nofei Nehemia (Hebrew: נוֹפֵי נְחֶמְיָה) 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

  1. ^ "PM: Ariel will remain under Israeli sovereignty". The Jerusalem Post. 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Nofei Nehemia". Peace Now. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "'Hell no, we won't go,' vow settlers, but for now they choose legal challenges". Haaretz. 10 June 2003.
  4. ^ "780 Settlement Housing Units Approved Ahead of US Presidential Transition". Peace Now. 17 January 2021.


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