Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
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Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2][3]
History
Established in 1981, Beit Aryeh was recognised as a local council in 1989. In 2004, it merged with Ofarim. Beit Aryeh was named for former Knesset member Aryeh Ben-Eliezer, a prominent Revisionist Zionist leader who was amongst the founders of Herut.[4]
According to ARIJ, the land for Beit Aryeh-Ofarim was confiscated by Israel from two nearby Palestinian villages: Aboud[5] and Al-Lubban al-Gharbi.[6][7]
In 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the municipality of Beit Aryeh approving the construction of 100 homes and a bypass road between Beit Aryeh and Ofarim.[8]
In 2020, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim was one of several Israeli settlements that dumped its untreated sewage onto lands of the nearby Palestinian village of Deir Ballut.[9]
Notable residents
References
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- ↑ Aryeh Ben-Eliezer Knesset
- ↑ ‘Abud Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ↑ Al Lubban al Gharbi Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- ↑ Yumna Patel, 'Drowning among Israeli settlements, an ancient Christian village in Palestine struggles to survive,' Mondoweiss 17 August 2018
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- ↑ 'Paradise lost': How Israel turned the West Bank into a sewage dump for its settlements, By Shatha Hammad, 21 October 2020, Middle East Eye
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