Har Brakha
Har Brakha
הַר בְּרָכָה | |
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Etymology: Mount of Blessing | |
Coordinates: 32°11′34″N 35°15′55″E / 32.19278°N 35.26528°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Shomron |
Region | West Bank |
Founded | 1983 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population (2022)[1] | 3,165 |
Website | https://yhb.co.il/ |
Har Brakha (
The rabbi of Har Bracha and the Har Bracha Yeshiva is Rabbi
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law. The Israeli government disputes this.[3]
The land of Har Brakha was confiscated by the Israelis from three nearby Palestinian villages: mostly from Burin,[4][5] but also from Kafr Qallil[6] and Iraq Burin.[7]
History
Har Brakha was first established as a pioneer
Neighborhoods
After the construction of several hundred private houses on Har Bracha, the members of the settlement decided to start building four-story, five-story and six-story buildings. This decision was made in order to lower the prices of apartments and give the opportunity for young couples to buy houses in the village. As part of the construction, a boys school and a girls school were also established in Har Bracha, together with eleven kindergartens.[9]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Deuteronomy 27:11-13
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ How dispossession happens. The humanitarian impact of the takeover of Palestinian springs by Israeli settlers Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, March 2012, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory
- ARIJ, p. 17
- ^ Kafr Qallil Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 15
- ^ The Expansion of the Colony of Brakha at the Expense of Iraq Burin Lands, October 1, 2009, POICA
- ^ Tzofia Hirschfeld, 'Har Bracha Residents: Christians Out!,' at Ynet 2 December 2011.
- ^ A life of blessing In the mountain of blessing in Arutz Sheva
External links
- Har Brakha profile Shechem
- Pictures of Har Brakha by Menachem Brody
- A winning economic formula Israel Hayom, September 20, 2012