Ramat Gilad (Hebrew: רָמַת גִּלְעָד, lit. 'Gilad Heights') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law.[1]
Ramat Gilad
רָמַת גִּלְעָד | |
|---|---|
  Ramat Gilad | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′52″N 35°06′47″E / 32.181°N 35.113°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | May 2001 |
Located to the north of Karnei Shomron, the outpost was established in 2001 and named after Gilad Zar, a security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001.[2] Ramat Gilad, home to 13 families in 2009, was considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government until 2011, when a deal was reached between the government and the residents to remove nine homes located on privately owned Palestinian land.[3][4] In May 2014, the Israeli government decided to demolish six of its buildings and a synagogue, all built on Palestinian land.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Samantha M. Shapiro (February 16, 2003). "The Unsettlers". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ Tovah Lazaroff, Yaakov Katz (May 26, 2009). "10 outposts slated for demolition". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ Lzararoff, Tovah (28 December 2011). "Agreement reached to save Ramat Gilad outpost". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Chaim Levinson IDF to evacuate 28 buildings in West Bank settlements Haaretz, 14 May 2014
External links
edit- "Ramat Gilad". Peace Now.
- "Settlement Outpost at Midnight". The Muqata. June 1, 2009.
- Maayana Miskin (May 24, 2009). "Ramat Gilad Faces Destruction". Israel National News.com.
- Nadav Shragai (June 7, 2006). "Ramat Gilad residents prefer their mobile homes to luxury homes". Haaretz.