Gitit
גִּתִּית, גיתית | |
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Coordinates: 32°6′3.82″N 35°23′45.59″E / 32.1010611°N 35.3959972°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1972 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population (2022)
[1] | 502 |
Website | www.gittit.co.il |
Gitit ( Hebrew: גִּתִּית) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. [2] Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams (1.5 km2; 0.58 sq mi), it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [2] In 2022 it had a population of 502. [1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [3]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 514 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct Gitit [4] in addition to 1,085 dunums from Aqraba for Gitit and Itamar. [5]
After the decision to establish a settlement had been made, land was seized from Aqraba first by declaring a closed military area. [6] When the Palestinian owners refused to vacate the area, their tools were sabotaged. [6] Finally, a crop-duster was used to spray the area with poison, in a joint operation approved by the government of Golda Meir in April 1972, involving the IDF and the Jewish Agency. [6] [7] The village was then established in 1972 as a Nahal settlement. [6] It is named for a musical instrument mentioned in the Bible with a similar shape as the area: [8] f.e. Psalm 8:1.
In 1975 it became a civilian community affiliated with Mishkei Herut Beitar. [2] In 1978 it became a moshav shitufi, but later reverted to moshav ovdim status.[ citation needed]
Gitit
גִּתִּית, גיתית | |
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Coordinates: 32°6′3.82″N 35°23′45.59″E / 32.1010611°N 35.3959972°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1972 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population (2022)
[1] | 502 |
Website | www.gittit.co.il |
Gitit ( Hebrew: גִּתִּית) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. [2] Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams (1.5 km2; 0.58 sq mi), it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [2] In 2022 it had a population of 502. [1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [3]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 514 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct Gitit [4] in addition to 1,085 dunums from Aqraba for Gitit and Itamar. [5]
After the decision to establish a settlement had been made, land was seized from Aqraba first by declaring a closed military area. [6] When the Palestinian owners refused to vacate the area, their tools were sabotaged. [6] Finally, a crop-duster was used to spray the area with poison, in a joint operation approved by the government of Golda Meir in April 1972, involving the IDF and the Jewish Agency. [6] [7] The village was then established in 1972 as a Nahal settlement. [6] It is named for a musical instrument mentioned in the Bible with a similar shape as the area: [8] f.e. Psalm 8:1.
In 1975 it became a civilian community affiliated with Mishkei Herut Beitar. [2] In 1978 it became a moshav shitufi, but later reverted to moshav ovdim status.[ citation needed]