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Mitzpe Kramim (Hebrew: מצפה כרמים, lit. Vineyards Lookout) is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank. Located on mountain ridge overlooking the Jordan River Valley in the West Bank, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
Mitzpe Keramim was first established in 1999 on Israeli Independence Day near Kokhav HaShahar. Several second generation families from Kokhav HaShahar left their homes and moved to a hill south of the village. Less than a year later, after an agreement with the Ehud Barak government, the group was relocated to a hilltop closer to Kokhav HaShahar. Only a few months afterwards though, a new village, Ma'ale Shlomo, was established on that original site.
Today seventeen families including about forty children live in Mitzpe Kramim.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
References
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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settlementsAlmon (Anatot) · Alon · Ateret · Beit Horon · Dolev · Eli · Geva Binyamin (Adam) · Giv'on HaHadasha · Halamish (Neveh Tzuf) · Hashmonaim · Kfar Adumim · Kfar HaOranim (Menora/Giv'at Ehud) · Kokhav HaShahar · Kokhav Ya'akov · Ma'ale Levona · Ma'ale Mikhmas · Mitzpe Yeriho · Na'ale · Nahliel · Neria (Talmon Bet) · Nili · Nofei Prat · Ofra · Psagot · Rimonim · Shilo · Shvut Rachel · TalmonIndustrial Zones Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial ZoneOutposts Ahia · Adei Ad · Amona, Mateh Binyamin* · Esh Kodesh · Giv'at Asaf · Giv'at Har'el · Harasha · Keeda* · Ma'ale Shlomo · Migron · Mitzpe Dani · Mitzpe Hagit · Mitzpe Kramim · Neveh Erez · Oz-Zion · Yishuv HaDa'at
(*Organised as a communal settlement)Categories:- Mateh Binyamin Regional Council
- Israeli settlements
- Populated places established in 1999
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