Mehola | |
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Coordinates: 32°21′57″N 35°30′52″E / 32.36583°N 35.51444°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1967 |
Founded by | Bnei Akiva members |
Population (2022)
[1] | 688 |
Website |
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Mehola ( Hebrew: מְחוֹלָה) is a religious moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley near the Green Line and the Palestinian village of Bardala, [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [3] With an area of 5,000 dunams, in 2022 it had a population of 688.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [4]
The village was established in 1967 by Bnei Akiva members. It was named after the biblical city of Abel-meholah ( Judges 7:22, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 19:16), which was located in the area. [5]
The inhabitants of Mehola cultivate some of the village lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Fatur. [6]
In 1993, it was the site of Mehola Junction bombing.
In June 2012, the outpost Givat Sal'it ( Hebrew: גבעת סלעית) in the northern Jordan Valley was retroactively legalised by redesignating it as a neighbourhood of Mehola, from which it is separated by a major inter-city highway. [7]
Mehola | |
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Coordinates: 32°21′57″N 35°30′52″E / 32.36583°N 35.51444°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1967 |
Founded by | Bnei Akiva members |
Population (2022)
[1] | 688 |
Website |
www |
Mehola ( Hebrew: מְחוֹלָה) is a religious moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley near the Green Line and the Palestinian village of Bardala, [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [3] With an area of 5,000 dunams, in 2022 it had a population of 688.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [4]
The village was established in 1967 by Bnei Akiva members. It was named after the biblical city of Abel-meholah ( Judges 7:22, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 19:16), which was located in the area. [5]
The inhabitants of Mehola cultivate some of the village lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Fatur. [6]
In 1993, it was the site of Mehola Junction bombing.
In June 2012, the outpost Givat Sal'it ( Hebrew: גבעת סלעית) in the northern Jordan Valley was retroactively legalised by redesignating it as a neighbourhood of Mehola, from which it is separated by a major inter-city highway. [7]