Har Adar
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The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]
History
An antiquities site at Har Adar has been turned into a small archaeological park, based on finds from a salvage excavation conducted in 1991 on behalf of the Staff Officer for Archaeology, Judea and Samaria, directed by M. Dadon. A building complex was uncovered, with two strata, dating from the fifth to the mid-first centuries BCE, revealing a fort from the Persian period and a farmhouse from the Hellenistic period. In the Ottoman period a wing was added to the house.[6] The location of Har Adar was named Radar Hill (Template:Langx, Giv'at HaRadar), for the World War II British military installation on top of the hill. The Local Jewish military thought that the installation was an anti-air radar for the protection of Jerusalem. In fact, it was a relay station, to boost the radio signal. The installation was handed over to the Jordanian Arab Legion on May 10, 1948, prior to the second phase of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[7] 23 attempts by the Palmach's Harel Brigade to conquer it failed,[8] although the Jewish force held the position for four days starting May 22, 1948.[7] Being under Jordan rule after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, the area was annexed by Jordan in 1950. It was finally captured in the Six-Day War by the Harel Brigade. A monument for the fallen soldiers of the brigade with Bible citation from 2 Samuel 1:19 stands at the top of the town.[8]
According to the ARIJ, Israeli authorities expropriated land from three Palestinian West Bank villages for the construction of Har Adar:
On the morning of 26 September 2017, a Palestinian gunman opened fire at the checkpoint in the separation barrier at the rear of the settlement, killing one Border Police officer and two security guards, while wounding a fourth.[12]
Demographics
In 2009, the population of Har Adar was 99.3% Jewish with 1,700 men and 1,600 women.[2] The age distribution was as follows:
| Age | 0–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–29 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60–64 | 65–74 | 75+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | 9.6 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics[2] | ||||||||||
Economy
Har Adar is ranked 9/10 (high) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.[2] According to Business Data Israel (BDI), in 2006 Har Adar had the most stable economy of all Israeli local councils, along with Kfar Shmaryahu.[13] In 2009, the municipal surplus stood at NIS 187,000.[2]
In 2009, there were 1,471 salaried workers in Har Adar. The average salary for males was NIS 15,987, and 8,882 for women – both higher than the national average. 25.5% salaried workers worked for minimum wage. In addition, there were 143 self-employed workers, with an average income of NIS 12,311.[2]
References
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- ↑ Uri Blau Har Adar Is Over the Green Line, but Its Residents Don't Like to Be Called Settlers Haaretz 15 March 2013
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- ↑ Dadon, M. Har Adar, Excavations and Surveys in Israel 14:87-88
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- ↑ Biddu Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
- ↑ Beit Surik Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ↑ Qatanna Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
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