Amihai

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Amihai
עַמִּיחַי‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficialAmichai
Amihai is located in the Central West Bank
Amihai
Amihai
Coordinates: 32°02′51″N 35°19′45″E / 32.0474°N 35.3292°E / 32.0474; 35.3292
CouncilMateh Binyamin
Founded2018
Founded byEvacuees from Amona
Population
 (2019)[1]
209

Amihai (Hebrew: עַמִּיחַי) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement in the Shilo settlement bloc in the West Bank. In 2019 it had a population of 209.[1]

The international community considers all Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, which the Israeli government disputes.[2]

History[]

Amihai is one of the few Israeli settlements to be founded in the 21st century. Authorization for Amihai was given by the Israeli government as a result of a deal with residents of Amona, who were evacuated from their homes following a 2014 Israeli Supreme Court ruling.[3] Amona's residents asked to be moved to a hill near the Geulat Zion outpost, east of Shilo.

Construction in Amihai began in June 2017. Temporary homes were installed in February 2018,[4] and the first families moved in March 2018.

Future plans[]

There is a plan to expand Amihai both west and east, and to include Adei Ad in its jurisdiction, thereby legalizing the outpost.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "הקמת יישוב למפוני עמונה במועצה האזורית מטה בנימין" [Foundation of a Locality for Amona Evacuees in Mateh Binyamin Regional Council] (in Hebrew). Israeli Prime Minister's Office. March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Lazaroff, Tovah (February 21, 2018). "First 36 homes go up in new Amichai settlement". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Magid, Jacob (August 8, 2018). "State planning to triple size of new settlement for Amona evacuees". The Times of Israel. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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