Kedar, Gush Etzion

Kedar
Kedar
Coordinates: 31°45′19.88″N 35°18′33.89″E / 31.7555222°N 35.3094139°E / 31.7555222; 35.3094139Coordinates: 31°45′19.88″N 35°18′33.89″E / 31.7555222°N 35.3094139°E / 31.7555222; 35.3094139
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Region	Judean Desert
Founded	1984
Founded by	Betar movement
Population (2015)	1,457[1]

Kedar (Hebrew: קֵדָר) is a religiously observant, rural Communal settlement and Israeli settlement in the West Bank administrated by the Gush Etzion Regional Council. It was established in 1984^[2] by families linked to the Betar movement. "The name is from Song of Songs (1:5):^[3] "Dark am I, o daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar" The community has a mix of secular and religious Jews. Residents run various businesses, and around 153 families live in the settlement. Current population roughly numbers 1,500.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[4]

References

1. ↑ http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/14370
2. ↑ "Gush Etzion". Gush Etzion. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
3. ↑ "Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.383 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (Englisch)
4. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.