Nofei Nehemia
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Nofei Nehemia
נופי נחמיה | |
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Etymology: Nehemia's view | |
Coordinates: 32°5′53.19″N 35°14′9.01″E / 32.0981083°N 35.2358361°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Shomrom |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Jewish |
Founded | 2002 |
Founded by | Amana |
Website | www |
Nofei Nehemia (
. A few dozen families live on the village.Israeli outposts are illegal under international law and also under Israeli law.[2][3]
History
The village is named after Nehemia Ben Yehuda, the head of a family who owns a crane company who have been very involved in assisting the establishment of settlements in the West Bank.[citation needed]
The village was established in 2002 as an illegal outpost. In 2003, the Israeli government pledged to dismantle the village.[3]
In January 2021, under Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government decided to legalize the illegal outpost of Nofei Nehemia by reclassifying it as a “neighborhood” of the Rehelim settlement, which itself was an illegal outpost that was legalized a few years prior.[4]
References
- ^ "PM: Ariel will remain under Israeli sovereignty". The Jerusalem Post. 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Nofei Nehemia". Peace Now. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ a b "'Hell no, we won't go,' vow settlers, but for now they choose legal challenges". Haaretz. 10 June 2003.
- ^ "780 Settlement Housing Units Approved Ahead of US Presidential Transition". Peace Now. 17 January 2021.