Talmon
| Talmon טַלְמוֹן | |
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  Talmon | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′18″N 35°8′6″E / 31.93833°N 35.13500°ECoordinates: 31°56′18″N 35°8′6″E / 31.93833°N 35.13500°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Population (2017)[1] | 4,058 |
Talmon (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the West Binyamin at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of Modiin, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 4,058.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
Talmon was founded in 1989, with the name taken from the family name of the family of gatekeepers of the Temple in Jerusalem who returned to rebuild Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah.[3]
The settlement of Neria was originally built on land designated for Talmon, but it is now independent.
Talmon is situated on land confiscated from private Palestinian citizens of Al-Janiya[4][5][6] and on land confiscated from the Palestinian town of Al-Ittihad.[7]
Notable residents
- Gilad Sha'er, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers
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.
- ↑ Nehemiah 12 / Hebrew Bible in English Mechon-Mamre
- ↑ A walk in the hills, by Raja Shehadeh, December 1, 2008
- ↑ Separate and Unequal: Israel’s Discriminatory Treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, HRW, 2010
- ↑ Seven days, five years: A week visiting my family in Israel, David Meir Grossman, July 28, 2014, Tablet
- ↑ Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar), ARIJ, pp. 16-17