Na'omi Explained

Na'omi
Foundation:1982
Region:West Bank
District:js
Council:Bik'at HaYarden
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
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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]

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49319 Na'omi
  2. Web site: The Geneva Convention . . 10 December 2009 . 27 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018072358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm . 2015-10-18.
  3. http://vprofile.arij.org/jericho/pdfs/vprofile/'Ein%20ad%20Duyuk%20&%20An%20Nuwei'ma_en_FINAL.pdf An Nuwei'ma & 'Ein ad Duyuk al Foqa Town Profile
  4. Hanna Bitan: 1948-1998. Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut'. Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, Jerusalem 1999, ISBN 965-220-423-4, p 49