Na'omi
Na'omi (Hebrew: נָעֳמִי) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 247.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History
According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah to construct Na'omi.
Na'omi was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'ama due to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Na'omi Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ An Nuwei'ma & 'Ein ad Duyuk al Foqa Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
- ^ Hanna Bitan: 1948-1998. Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut'. Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, Jerusalem 1999, ISBN 965-220-423-4, p 49