Etz Efraim

Etz Efraim עֵץ אֶפְרַיִם

District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Shomron
Region	West Bank
Founded	1985
Founded by	Shkhunot BeYosh members
Population (2015)	1,865^[1]

Etz Efraim (Hebrew: עֵץ אֶפְרַיִם, lit. Tree of Ephraim) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. As of 2013 the official number of families who live there is about 250. Yet, the numbers are about to increase with the populating of the two new neighborhoods, "Ramat Elkana", and the "Hrchava". The name “Etz Ephraim” symbolizes the location of the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/14370
↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

Shomron Regional Council

Moshavim	Reihan Sal'it

Communal villages	Alei Zahav Avnei Hefetz Barkan Brukhin Einav Elon Moreh Har Brakha Hermesh Hinanit Itamar Kfar Tapuach Kiryat Netafim Ma'ale Shomron Mevo Dotan Migdalim Peduel Rechelim Revava Sha'arei Tikva Shaked Shavei Shomron Tal Menashe Tzofim Yakir Yitzhar

Other villages	Etz Efraim Nofim

Outposts	El Matan Giv'ot Olam Havat Gilad Havat Skali Havat Yair Hill 777 Magen Dan Mitzpe Yosef Nofei Nehemia Homesh Ramat Gilad Seneh Ya'akov Tapuah West

Settlements demolished	Ganim Homesh Kadim Sa-Nur

Coordinates: 32°7′8.03″N 35°2′47.75″E / 32.1188972°N 35.0465972°E / 32.1188972; 35.0465972

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