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'''Beit Yatir''' ({{lang-he|בית יתיר}}), also known as '''Metzadot Yehuda''' ({{lang-he-n|מְצָדוֹת יְהוּדָה}}), is a religious [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[moshav]] and [[Israeli settlement]] in the southern [[Mount Hebron|Hebron Hills]] of the [[West Bank]] along the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] south of [[Susiya]]. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> |
'''Beit Yatir''' ({{lang-he|בית יתיר}}), also known as '''Metzadot Yehuda''' ({{lang-he-n|מְצָדוֹת יְהוּדָה}}), is a religious [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[moshav]] and [[Israeli settlement]] in the southern [[Mount Hebron|Hebron Hills]] of the [[West Bank]] along the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] south of [[Susiya]]. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> |
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The moshav is located on a hill 900 metres [[above sea level]] and within the municipal jurisdiction of the [[Har Hebron Regional Council]]. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient town of [[Eshtemoa]]. Beit Yatir was established in 1979 by students from the [[Mercaz HaRav|Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva]]. In 1983, the moshav was moved southwest from its original location south of the town of [[As-Samu]] to its current location in the [[Yatir Forest]]. A visual landmark of the moshav is a high wind turbine. |
The moshav is located on a hill 900 metres [[above sea level]] and within the municipal jurisdiction of the [[Har Hebron Regional Council]]. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient town of [[Eshtemoa]]. Beit Yatir was established in 1979 by students from the [[Mercaz HaRav|Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva]]. In 1983, the moshav was moved southwest from its original location south of the town of [[As-Samu]] to its current location in the [[Yatir Forest]]. A visual landmark of the moshav is a high wind turbine. |
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Beit Yatir (Template:Lang-he), also known as Metzadot Yehuda (Template:Lang-he-n), is a religious Orthodox moshav and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Susiya, and close to the Palestinian village of As-Seefer.[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
The moshav is located on a hill 900 metres above sea level and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient town of Eshtemoa. Beit Yatir was established in 1979 by students from the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva. In 1983, the moshav was moved southwest from its original location south of the town of As-Samu to its current location in the Yatir Forest. A visual landmark of the moshav is a high wind turbine.
The moshav belongs to the Amana settlement movement. A Religious Pre-Army Mechina, with several dozen students enrolled, is headed by Rabbi Moshe Hagar.
As of 2007, about seventy families live on the moshav, most of the parents newlyweds to middle age. The social make up of the moshav residents varies between sabras to immigrants from various countries including France, Russian, Brazil and English-speaking countries. The moshav does not require residents to become members of the cooperative.
Beit Yatir has a sister relationship with Congregation Beth Aaron, a synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Ariel Bardi, 'Between a wall and a Green Line: Palestinian life in 'Seam Zone',' +972 magazine, March 20, 2012.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.