Gilo
Gilo (
The international community regards Israeli settlements illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.[6][7] Israel also disputes its designation as a settlement, and it is administered as part of the Jerusalem municipality.[2][3][7]
Geography
Gilo is located on a hilltop in southwestern East Jerusalem separated from
History
Biblical era
A site dating to the period of
The biblical town of Giloh is mentioned in the
Modern era
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from several Palestinian villages/towns in order to construct Gilo:
- 1,529 dunams from Sharafat and Beit Safafa,[13]
- 594 dunums from Bethlehem,[14]
- 570 dunams from Beit Jala,[15]
- 45 dunams from al-Walaja.[16]
During the
In 1970, the Israeli government expropriated 12,300 dunams of land to build
Gilo was established in 1973. According to some sources, the land belonged to the Palestinian villages of Sharafat, Beit Jala and Beit Safafa.[18][19] With its expansion over the years, Gilo has formed a wedge between Jerusalem and Beit Jala-Bethlehem.[18]
Demography
In 2017, Gilo had a population of 30,900.
Schools and institutions
Beit Or (Home of Light), a hostel for
Settlement debate
Because Gilo is located beyond the 1949 Green Line, on land occupied since the Six-Day War, the United Nations,[27] the European Union[28] and Japan[29] refer to it as an illegal settlement.
Israel disputes this, and considers it a neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Plans to expand Gilo have drawn criticism from the United States and United Kingdom. Israel maintains that it has the right to build freely in Gilo because the neighborhood is within (expanded) Jerusalem municipal borders and not a West Bank settlement.[32] In 2009, the Jerusalem Planning Committee approved construction of 900 new housing units in Gilo, sparking a fresh round of global criticism.[33]
Arab-Israeli conflict
From 2000, Beit Jala, a predominantly
Seventeen of the 19 passengers killed in the Patt Junction bus bombing were residents of Gilo.[39]
Notable residents
- Eli Amir (born 1937), writer and civil servant
- Yisrael Friedman (born 1923), rabbi
- Rami Levy (born 1955), founder of Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing
See also
- Positions on Jerusalem
- List of modern names for biblical place names
References
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- ^ BEN-DAVID, LENNY (2007-12-15). "The strategic significance of Har Homa (op-ed)". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ^ "Israel dismantles security barrier at Gilo". BBC News. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Israel approves new settler homes". BBC News. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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- ^ a b c LIDMAN, MELANIE (2009-11-29). "Housing on the horizon?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ "Jerusalem neighborhoods". jerusalem.muni.il. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Beit Safafa & Sharafat Town Profile p. 14
- ^ Bethlehem City Profile, ARIJ, p. 25
- ^ Beit Jala City Profile ARIJ pp. 23-24
- ^ Al Walaja Village Profile, p. 17
- ^ "A history of Jerusalem's highest neighborhood". pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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- ^ a b PHILLIPS, LEIGH (November 19, 2009). "EU rebukes Israel for Jerusalem settlement expansion". EUobserver.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ McGlynn, John (December 28, 2008). "Japan, Israeli Settlements, and the Future of a Palestinian State". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus (52–1–09). Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
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- ^ "Oops! the page you were looking for doesn't exist, please retry – GoJerusalem". www.gojerusalem.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (30 August 2001). "Gilo Waits for Deliverance As Mideast Violence Goes On". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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- ^ WILKINSON, TRACY (3 September 2001). "It's Back-to-School Day for Israeli Children on Gilo's Front Line". Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018 – via LA Times.
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External links
- Israeli Army Leaves Palestinian Town In West Bank After 2 Days of Tension, Clyde Haberman, New York Times
- Widening Hostilities, Israel Kills Chief of P.L.O. Faction, Joel Greenberg, New York Times
- Israeli troops won't relinquish West Bank town Michele Chabin, USA Today
- Israelis leaving Beit Jala, say Palestinians Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, CNN
- Israeli barrier draws artists to a cause Matthew Kalman, The Boston Globe
- To truly see Jerusalem, try varied perspectives, Steven Erlanger, San Diego Union Tribune
- School Students Heard Explosion Outside Associated Press
- Blast Hits Palestinian HQ, CBS News
- Gilo, settlements, and the Green Line in perspective