Elkana

Coordinates: 32°6′35.99″N 35°2′3.48″E / 32.1099972°N 35.0343000°E / 32.1099972; 35.0343000
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Elkana
  • אֶלְקָנָה‎
  • القناة
Elkanah

Elkana or Elqana (

Jews, and by July 2020 it had a population of 3858.[3]

Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4][5]

History

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 1,626 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Mas-ha in 1977 in order to construct Elkana.[6]

Elkana was established as one of the earliest settlements after 64

Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz ten days later. Elkana became the fourth community to be established by the Seventeenth government of Israel headed by Yitzhak Rabin, following the Kadum outpost, Ofra, and Ma'ale Adumim. A few months later, forty families had moved into prefabricated home's called 'ashkubiot' and after two years, over a hundred families lived in the village.[7]

In 1983, the first permanent structures were built as the village was divided into different neighbourhoods named after the number of homes planned in each one: 220, 165, 80, and 34 (also called Bnai Elkana). More recently, two newer neighbourhoods have been built; One on the northern side of the town as well as another smaller one to the west.[citation needed]

In November 2013 Israel published plans for 283 new homes to be built in Elkana.[2] In January 2014 they received permission for the homes, and on 5 September 2014 announced tenders for the units.[8]

The town was named after the nearby

Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1), who is believed to have lived in the area. Virtually all of the town's residents are religious of a primarily national religious orientation.[citation needed
]

The

Trans-Samarian Highway
previously cut through the town until 2000 when the road, which now skirts to the south, was upgraded.

Notable residents

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lands Authority first published tenders for the new homes West Bank settlement of Elkana in November of 2013 - Retrieved 5 September 2014
  3. ^ "נתונים סטטיסטיים". www.btl.gov.il. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Israel announces plans for 1,400 new settlement homes". BBC. 10 January 2014. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this...Israel's housing ministry issued tenders for the construction of 801 housing units in West Bank settlements, including Efrat, Elkana and Emanuel, and 600 in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem.
  6. ^ Mas-ha Village Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17
  7. ^ a b Hoberman, Haggai (2008). Keneged Kol HaSikuim [Against All Odds] (in Hebrew) (1st ed.). Sifriat Netzaim.
  8. ^ New Samaria Homes Announced Amid 'Covert Freeze' - Retrieved 5 September 2014
  9. ^ "Settlers will occupy 7-10 Knesset seats". Haaretz.
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