Avnei Hefetz

Avnei Hefetz
אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • official Avne Hefez
 • unofficial Avnei Chefetz
Avnei Hefetz
Coordinates: 32°17′4.66″N 35°4′26.33″E / 32.2846278°N 35.0739806°ECoordinates: 32°17′4.66″N 35°4′26.33″E / 32.2846278°N 35.0739806°E
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Founded 1990
Founded by Students from Karnei Shomron
Population (2012) 1,614[1]
Name meaning Precious stones

Avnei Hefetz (Hebrew: אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ, lit. Precious Stones), is an Israeli settlement (organised as a communal settlement) located on the western edge of the northern West Bank. The settlement under the administrative municipal government of the Shomron Regional Council, is located adjacent to Tulkarm, Einav and Sal'it. The nearest Israeli cities are Netanya to the west and Kfar Saba to the southwest, both about a twenty five minute drive away. There are four distinct neighborhoods of Avnei Hefetz: Neve Hefetz – urban, Avnei Shoham – rural, Mitzpe Hefetz – rural, Avnei Hen – rural

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

Established in 1990 by a group of Israeli Orthodox Jewish students from the Karnei Shomron Hesder Yeshiva with help from Amana, Avnei Hefetz is now home to over 200 families, including hundreds of children. The name of the village comes from Isaiah 54:12:

"And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones."

Education

There are many institutions located on the settlement: six nurseries, six kindergartens, a combined elementary school and junior high school, and a morning and evening kollel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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