Na'omi | |
Foundation: | 1982 |
Region: | West Bank |
District: | js |
Council: | Bik'at HaYarden |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel binyamin |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 31.9064°N 35.4672°W |
Na'omi (Hebrew: נָעֳמִי) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank.[1] Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah to construct Na'omi.[3]
Na'omi was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'ama due to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.[4]