Yafit

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Yafit
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Yafit is located in the Central West Bank
Yafit
Yafit
Coordinates: 32°3′41.34″N 35°28′26.69″E / 32.0614833°N 35.4740806°E / 32.0614833; 35.4740806Coordinates: 32°3′41.34″N 35°28′26.69″E / 32.0614833°N 35.4740806°E / 32.0614833; 35.4740806
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilBik'at HaYarden
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1980
Founded byIsraeli 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[]

  1. ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "יפית".
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
  5. ^ a b Israelis drawn by beauty flee Jordan valley violence
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