Geva Binyamin
| Geva Binyamin | |
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  Geva Binyamin | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′0″N 35°16′25.68″E / 31.85000°N 35.2738000°ECoordinates: 31°51′0″N 35°16′25.68″E / 31.85000°N 35.2738000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founded by | Adam gar'in members |
| Population (2017) | 5,409[1] |
| Website | www.geva-binyamin.org.il |
Geva Binyamin (Hebrew: גֶּבַע בִּנְיָמִין. lit. Benjamin Hill), also known as Adam (Hebrew: אדם), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located five kilometers north-east of Jerusalem, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 5,409.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Etymology
The name Geva Binyamin comes from an eponymous Biblical site believed to have stood in the same location.[3] (f.e. Joshua 18:24)
History
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 1,139 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Jaba' in order to construct Geva Binyamin.[4]
The village was established in 1984 by members of the Adam gar'in (named after Yekutiel Adam, a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces who had been killed two years earlier at in Lebanon).[5]
Qubur Bani Isra'il is located on the outskirts of the settlement.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.165, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ↑ Jaba' Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ↑ Adam Binyamin Region