Kfar Adumim

Kfar Adumim
כְּפַר אֲדֻמִּים, כפר אדומים
Kfar Adumim
Coordinates: 31°49′26.4″N 35°20′6″E / 31.824000°N 35.33500°ECoordinates: 31°49′26.4″N 35°20′6″E / 31.824000°N 35.33500°E
Council Mateh Binyamin
Region Judean Desert
Founded September 1979

Kfar Adumim (Hebrew: כְּפַר אֲדֻמִּים. lit. Red Village) is a mixed religious-secular communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Judean Desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,500. Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin encampment, is located between Kfar Adumim and Ma'ale Adumim.[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2] According to the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem, Kfar Adumim is located on land confiscated from the town of 'Anata.[3]

History

View of Wadi Qelt from Kfar Adumim

Kfar Adumim was established in September 1979.[4] Kfar Adumim was one of a number of settlements linked by a road secretly built by settlers in 1995. The road joins Anatot to Kfar Adumim, Nofei Prat, and Alon. According to Pinhas Wallerstein, then head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, the road was one of a number of secretly built roads under construction in the area. Wallerstein claimed that as council head, he did not need permission to construct roads, but that he would stop construction if the Israel Defense Forces told him to. He also said "What are they going to do, tell us to take the road away? If the road is illegal let them take us to court."[5]

Education

Kfar Adumim is home to the Ein Prat pre-military mechina.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ West Bank village under threat Al Jazeera, 22 February 2010
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ↑ 'Anata Town Profile Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 21 July 2004.
  4. ↑ Blum Leibowitz, Ruthie (14 May 2007). "One on One: Homeland security". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Herb Keinon (June 20, 1995). "Settlers Unveil Secretly-Built Road". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sallai Meridor". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Arieh Eldad, National Union". Ynetnews. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
Kfar Adumim viewed from Nofei Prat.