Nahliel

Nahliel
Founded	1984
Founded by	Agudat Israel Workers
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Agudat Israel Workers
Coordinates	31°58′26.4″N 35°8′24.35″E / 31.974°N 35.1400972°E / 31.974; 35.1400972Coordinates: 31°58′26.4″N 35°8′24.35″E / 31.974°N 35.1400972°E / 31.974; 35.1400972
Nahliel

Nahliel (Hebrew: נַחֲלִיאֵל‎‎) is an Haredi communal settlement in the West Bank. Located around twenty kilometres from Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 278. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[1]

The village was established in 1984 by the Agudat Israel Workers movement, and was named after the biblical city of Nahaliel and a book by Isaac Breuer, the founder of Agudat Israel Workers.

References

1. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.