Brukhin
Brukhin
ברוכין | |
|---|---|
  Brukhin | |
| Coordinates: 32°4′54″N 35°5′28″E / 32.08167°N 35.09111°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,412 |
Brukhin (Hebrew: ברוכין, also Bruchin) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank, about 1 km from the Palestinian city of Bruqin, whose lands were confiscated in order to construct Brukhin.[2]
Over 101 Orthodox Jewish families are living in Brukhin.[3] A further 100 families are due to move in as the settlement expands (2015).[4] In 2022 its population was 2,412.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]
History
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 332 dunams of land from the nearby Arab village of Bruqin in order to construct Brukhin.[2]
Brukhin was founded in 1998 on non-private land claimed as state land by Israel as a trailer neighbourhood,
Popular culture
In July 2015 a "come and join" video was released on YouTube featuring a song sung by the families of Brukhin.[citation needed]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Bruqin Town Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17
- ^ a b c Gideon Levy, Outposts 2012: Coming to a Judea and Samaria hill near you, at Haaretz, 24 April 2012.
- ^ Jodi Rudoren, Jeremy Ashkenas,'Netanyahu and the Settlements,' The New York Times 12 March 2015.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b Washington Times 27 February 2008 Unauthorized but aided by Israel page 1
- ^ Amira Hass, 'Israel building farm on Arab land,' Haaretz, 6 June 2014.