Na'ale

Na'ale
Entrance to Na'ale
Na'ale
Coordinates: 31°57′44.99″N 35°3′50.76″E / 31.9624972°N 35.0641000°E / 31.9624972; 35.0641000Coordinates: 31°57′44.99″N 35°3′50.76″E / 31.9624972°N 35.0641000°E / 31.9624972; 35.0641000
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Mateh Binyamin
Region West Bank
Founded 1988
Founded by Israel Aerospace Industries employees
Population (2017)[1] 1,804
Website www.naale.net

Na'ale (Hebrew: נַעֲלֶה‬, lit. Exalted) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near Modi'in, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,804.

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

History

According to ARIJ, Nahliel is built on land confiscated from the Palestinian towns of Al-Ittihad (Jammala),[3] Deir Qaddis,[4] and Shabtin.[5]

The village was established in 1988 by a group of Israel Aerospace Industries employees.

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar), ARIJ, pp. 16-17
  4. ↑ Deir Qaddis Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
  5. ↑ Shabtin Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
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