Mitzpe Yair
Mitzpe Yair | |
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Har Hebron | |
Region | West Bank |
Founded | October 1998 |
Founded by | Meir Am-Shalem |
Mitzpe Yair (
History
Mitzpe Yair was established by Meir Am-Shalem in October 1998, and, according to Gideon Levy, was a
Legal status
Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized settlement that is regarded as illegal by the Israeli regional administration.[2] In 2007 Peace Now revealed that a police superintendent was residing there despite its illegal status. The officer was ordered to evacuate his house by July that year.[3]
The international community considers all Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this[4] in regard to those settlements who do have state authorization.
A vineyard in a wadi, planted on privately owned Palestinian land, and run by Elad Movshoviz, produces 7,000 bottles per annum. A legal case on the ownership of the area was, as of 2012, pending before the Israeli High Court of Justice.[1]
References
- ^ Gideon Levi, 'Not sacred, not stolen', at Haaretz, 7 September 2012
- ^ Tovah Lazaroff, Yaakov Lappin, 'South Hebron Hills land dispute turns violent', Jerusalem Post 05/09/2008[permanent dead link] 'this had not stopped seven or eight families from placing caravans on the land to create the small Mitzpe Yair outpost . . Those caravans' placement has been deemed by the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria to be illegal and there are enforcement proceedings under way against them.'
- ^ Weiss, Efrat (2007-01-01). "Israeli police officer living in illegal outpost". YNET.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.