Maskiot
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Maskiot (Template:Langx, lit. Artful Bowls) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[1] Located in the northern Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[1] In Template:Israel populations it had a population of Template:Israel populations.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
It was founded as a Nahal settlement in 1986 and was named after the Bible (Proverbs 25:11): "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in artful bowls."[3]
In July 2008 it was reportedly close to being expanded. According to Israeli Radio, the expansion was part of a deal between settlers in Israeli Outposts established without the permission of the Israeli Government and the Israeli Defense Ministry.[4] Many of Maskiot's residents are planned to be settlers previously evicted from Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip as part of the Israeli disengagement from Gaza.[5] Twenty housing units will be built for evacuees of Shirat HaYam.[6] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply concerned" over the new Maskiot plan, whereas the British government said it was "dismayed". A spokesman for US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the settlement expansion was "not helpful", and "inconsistent with Israel's commitment to the roadmap".[7]
References
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- ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, Template:ISBN (Hebrew)
- ↑ W Bank homes 'close to approval' BBC News, 24 July 2008
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- ↑ Land battle in the Jordan Valley BBC News, 5 August 2008
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