Nofei Nehemia

Nofei Nehemia
Hebrew	נופי נחמיה
Name meaning	Nehemia's view
Founded	2002
Founded by	Amana
Region	West Bank
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Affiliation	Jewish
Coordinates	32°5′53.19″N 35°14′9.01″E / 32.0981083°N 35.2358361°E / 32.0981083; 35.2358361Coordinates: 32°5′53.19″N 35°14′9.01″E / 32.0981083°N 35.2358361°E / 32.0981083; 35.2358361
Nofei Nehemia
Website	http://www.yeshuv.org/nofi-nechemiya.html

Nofei Nehemia (Hebrew: נוֹפֵי נְחֶמְיָה‎‎) is an Israeli outpost east of Ariel in the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council in the northern West Bank. First established in 2002, it is situated adjacent to Rachelim on Route 60, between Kfar Tapuach and Eli.^[1] The village also lies adjacent to the Palestinian towns of Iskaka and Yasuf. A few dozen families live on the outpost.

The outpost is named after Nehemia Ben Yehuda, the head of a family who own a crane company who have been very involved in assisting the establishment of settlements in the West Bank.

Nofei Nehemia, like all Israeli outposts, is illegal under Israeli law.^[2] The Israeli government has pledged in the past to dismantle the outpost.^[3] The international community views Israeli outposts as Israeli settlements and considers them also illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Nofei Nehemia". Peace Now. http://80.70.129.201/site/en/peace.asp?pi=58&docid=453. Retrieved 29 March 2011. 
2. ^ "IDF agrees to hold hearings for outpost residents". Haaretz. 9 June 2003. http://www.haaretz.com/news/idf-agrees-to-hold-hearings-for-outpost-residents-1.90735. 
3. ^ "'Hell no, we won't go,' vow settlers, but for now they choose legal challenges". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/hell-no-we-won-t-go-vow-settlers-but-for-now-they-choose-legal-challenges-1.90808. 
4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.