Pushpin Map: | Israel binyamin#West Bank#Palestine |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 31.9533°N 35.1258°W |
Neria | |
Arname: | نيريا |
Founded: | 1991 |
Region: | West Bank |
District: | js |
Council: | Mateh Binyamin |
Neria (Hebrew: נֵרִיָּה,), also known as Talmon Tzafon (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן צָפוֹן||North [[Talmon]]) or Talmon Bet (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן ב'||Talmon B), is a national-religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank, officially recognised by the Israeli government as a "neighborhood" of Talmon. It sits between Modi'in Illit and Ramallah, is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It has a population of around 300 families.[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
The village was established in 1991 by a number of families who had met at Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, and was named after Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria. The community is led by spiritual leader Rabbi Michael Hershkovitz, a current teacher at Mercaz HaRav.