Mitzpe Yosef

Mitzpe Yosef
Council	Shomron
Region	West Bank
Founded	2002

Mitzpe Yosef (Hebrew: מִצְפֵּה יוֹסֵף, lit. Joseph's Lookout) is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank. Located on Mount Gerizim near Nablus, it falls within the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[1]

The population consists mostly of hasidic Jews belonging to the Breslov sect. The hilltop lookout overlooks Joseph's Tomb, an important Jewish holy site under Palestinian Authority control. Mitzpeh Yosef is the closest point to Joseph's Tomb that is accessible to Jews on a regular basis.^[2] The outpost was established in 2002.

References

↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
↑ נטע סלע (2006-06-29). הקרב הלילי: ברסלב מול צה"ל (in Hebrew). Ynet.

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°12′30.23″N 35°16′29.18″E / 32.2083972°N 35.2747722°E / 32.2083972; 35.2747722

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 09, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.