Yafit
Yafit | |
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Yafit | |
Coordinates: 32°3′41.34″N 35°28′26.69″E / 32.0614833°N 35.4740806°ECoordinates: 32°3′41.34″N 35°28′26.69″E / 32.0614833°N 35.4740806°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1980 |
Founded by | Israeli civilians |
Population (2019)[1] | 202 |
Yafit (Hebrew: יַפִית, lit. 'Beautiful') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 202.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History[]
According to ARIJ, in 1980 Israel confiscated 1,294 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct Yafit.[4]
Yafit was built in the 1980s on a plot of rocky land in the Jordan Valley by Israelis attracted by the beauty of the desert.[5] It was named after , an IDF commander. In 1992 the founders were joined by immigrants from Russia. In the 1990s, it was one of the largest communities in the valley and a cultural and educational center. Due to drive-by shootings by Palestinians on Route 90, which passes the mountain where the New Testament says Jesus was tempted by the devil, many residents have left.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "יפית".
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
- ^ a b Israelis drawn by beauty flee Jordan valley violence
- Moshavim
- Israeli settlements in the West Bank
- Populated places established in 1980
- 1980 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate