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Ma'ale Efrayim

Ma'ale Efrayim

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם, lit. Ascent of Ephraim)[2] is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a secular settlement and a local council, located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley.[3] It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim.[3] The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981.[3] In 2022, it had a population of 1,377.

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The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]

History

According to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel illegally confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from the Palestinian land in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.302, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  3. [3]
    מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
  4. [4]
    "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. [5]
    Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ


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