Neve Daniel

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Neve Daniel (Hebrew: נווה דניאל‎) is a communal settlement and Israeli settlement located in western Gush Etzion in Judea, in the southern West Bank. Located south of Jerusalem and just west of Bethlehem, it sits atop one of the highest points in the area - close to 1,000 meters above sea level, and has a view of much of the Mediterranean coastal plain to the west, as well as the mountains of Jordan. It was named after the famous Nebi Daniel Gush Etzion Convoy, whose last stand transpired a few hilltops to the north.

[edit] History

Neve Daniel was established on 18 July 1982, on the site of the former Cohen Farm. The Cohen Farm was itself founded on 6 September 1935, on lands purchased from the nearby village of el-Hadr, but its lands were ultimately transferred to the Jewish National Fund in 1943, and it was abandoned during the period of Jordanian control until the founding of the modern town.

[edit] Overview

Its population is diverse; in addition to native Israelis, it is home to olim from the former Soviet Union, France, and a large number of American Jews and other Anglos. The town's population has ballooned from 800 residents in 2001 to nearly 1,300 in 2006, and a new neighborhood, known as "Dunam 900," is being erected to accommodate the growth.

Neve Daniel features a full size supermarket, pizza shop, library, community center, post office, a number of synagogues, a mikvah and several shops. The town is a middle class suburb located ten minutes from Jerusalem, where many of its residents work, and is situated just off of the Tunnels highway.

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