Shadmot Mehola
| Shadmot Mehola | |
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  Shadmot Mehola | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′53.78″N 35°31′59.7″E / 32.3482722°N 35.533250°ECoordinates: 32°20′53.78″N 35°31′59.7″E / 32.3482722°N 35.533250°E | |
| Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
| Region | Beit She'an Valley |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population | 512 |
Shadmot Mehola (Hebrew: שַׁדְמוֹת מְחוֹלָה, lit. Mehola Fields) is a national-religious moshav shitufi and Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[1] Located in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[1] In 2011 it had a population of 508.[2]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History
The village was established as a Nahal settlement named Shelah in 1979, and was converted to a civilian settlement by residents of Mehola in 1984.[4] As Mehola itself it was named after the biblical city of Abel-mechola (1 Kings 19:16), which was located in the area.
Construction
According to the mayor, Arif Daraghmeh, of the nearby Palestinian village of Maleh, they are disallowed to build permanent structures despite living there for generations, receive demolition orders that compel them to live in tents or mudbrick housing, without permission to link up to the water grid, while Shadmot Mehola settlers dwell in a fenced community, with two-story homes, street lamps and playgrounds.[5]
References
- 1 2 http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49331
- ↑ http://cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2011/bycode.xls
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel: And Complete Gazeteer to All Sites in the Holy Land. State of Israel Ministry of Defence Publishing House. 1993. p. 417. ISBN 978-965-220-186-7.
- ↑ 'Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo,' at Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2013.
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