Kokhav HaShahar
| Kokhav HaShahar כּוֹכַב הַשַּׁחַר | |
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  Kokhav HaShahar | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′36.00″N 35°20′52.80″E / 31.9600000°N 35.3480000°ECoordinates: 31°57′36.00″N 35°20′52.80″E / 31.9600000°N 35.3480000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Name meaning | Morning Star |
Kokhav HaShahar (Hebrew: כּוֹכַב הַשַּׁחַר, also spelt Kochav Shachar and Kochav HaShachar, trans. Morning Star) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of northern West Bank. It is located on a mountain ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley, and is accessible via the Allon Road. Kokhav HaShahar falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Matte Binyamin Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
The settlement was founded by some nine young couples in 1979 on the site of an Israel Defense Forces outpost. As of 2011, it is home to about three hundred and fifty families; close to 2000 people.
North of Kokhav HaShahar and east of Ramallah is the Maoz Esther outpost. The outpost was established in 2005 by residents of Kokhav HaShahar, and was named after Ester Galia, a Kokhav HaShahar resident who was murdered at Rimonim junction. Consisting of seven huts, it was destroyed by Israel Police in May 2009.[2] Maoz Esther has been repeatedly rebuilt and destroyed. The most recent destruction event occurred 13 October 2010.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Israeli police remove settlement outpost BBC News, 21 May 2009
- ↑ Israel Police Demolish Maoz Esther--Again Chana Ya'ar, Arutz Sheva, 13 October, 2010.
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