Rosh Tzurim

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Private homes in Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim

Rosh Tzurim (Template:Langx) is an Israeli settlement and religious kibbutz in the West Bank established in 1969. It is located about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Jerusalem, 3.9 km east of the Green Line, inside barrier wall. A member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council. 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.[1]

Name

The name originates from the Biblical passage "For from the top of the crags I see him" (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".)[2] - just like the neighbouring village Gevaot.

History

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from two nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Rosh Tzurim: 110 dunams from Nahalin,[3] and 780 dunams from Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah.[4]

The settlement was established in 1969 by members of Bnei Akiva Religious Scouts and Nahal soldiers.[2]

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Rosh Tzurim went through a privatization process, first through the rental of available houses, and later an additional neighborhood, Nof Tzurim, was built on the kibbutz.[5]

Economy

The kibbutz raises turkeys, produces milk and grows grapes for wine production along with other fruits.

References

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  3. Nahhalin Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
  4. Beit Sakariya Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
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