Ma'ale Shomron
| Ma'ale Shomron מַעֲלֵה שׁוֹמְרוֹן | |
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  Ma'ale Shomron | |
| Coordinates: 32°9′52.91″N 35°4′16.10″E / 32.1646972°N 35.0711389°ECoordinates: 32°9′52.91″N 35°4′16.10″E / 32.1646972°N 35.0711389°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Beitar and Herut |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Population (2015) | 1,007[1] |
Ma'ale Shomron (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה שׁוֹמְרוֹן), is an Israeli settlement and communal village located about 300 metres above sea level in the northern West Bank in the Samarian hills under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Founded in February 1980 by a mixed group of Orthodox and non-religious Israelis from the Beitar and Herut movements, the settlement now numbers more than 150 families with plans to expand to around 330 families.[3] It is closely bordered by Karnei Shomron.
Notable residents
- Dani Dayan (b. 1955), Political leader and former head of Yesha Council
References
- ↑ http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/14370
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "Ma'ale Shomron". Shomron Regional Council (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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