Mitzpe Yair | |
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Coordinates: 31°23′04″N 35°08′04″E / 31.38444°N 35.13444°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Har Hebron |
Region | West Bank |
Founded | October 1998 |
Founded by | Meir Am-Shalem |
Mitzpe Yair ( Hebrew: מצפה יאיר, lit. 'Yair Lookout') is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located two kilometres south-east of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It consists of 15 prefabricated structures, and is home for several families.[ when?]
Mitzpe Yair was established by Meir Am-Shalem in October 1998, and, according to Gideon Levy, was a price tag operation set up as Magen David Farm in retribution for the murder of a Susya settler, Yair Har-Sinai, after whom it was subsequently renamed. [1]
Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized settlement that is regarded as illegal by the Israeli regional administration. [2] In 2007 Peace Now revealed that a police superintendent was residing there despite its illegal status. The officer was ordered to evacuate his house by July that year. [3]
The international community considers all Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this [4] in regard to those settlements who do have state authorization.
A vineyard in a wadi, planted on privately owned Palestinian land, and run by Elad Movshoviz, produces 7,000 bottles per annum. A legal case on the ownership of the area was, as of 2012, pending before the Israeli High Court of Justice. [1]
Mitzpe Yair | |
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Coordinates: 31°23′04″N 35°08′04″E / 31.38444°N 35.13444°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Har Hebron |
Region | West Bank |
Founded | October 1998 |
Founded by | Meir Am-Shalem |
Mitzpe Yair ( Hebrew: מצפה יאיר, lit. 'Yair Lookout') is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located two kilometres south-east of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It consists of 15 prefabricated structures, and is home for several families.[ when?]
Mitzpe Yair was established by Meir Am-Shalem in October 1998, and, according to Gideon Levy, was a price tag operation set up as Magen David Farm in retribution for the murder of a Susya settler, Yair Har-Sinai, after whom it was subsequently renamed. [1]
Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized settlement that is regarded as illegal by the Israeli regional administration. [2] In 2007 Peace Now revealed that a police superintendent was residing there despite its illegal status. The officer was ordered to evacuate his house by July that year. [3]
The international community considers all Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this [4] in regard to those settlements who do have state authorization.
A vineyard in a wadi, planted on privately owned Palestinian land, and run by Elad Movshoviz, produces 7,000 bottles per annum. A legal case on the ownership of the area was, as of 2012, pending before the Israeli High Court of Justice. [1]