Einav

Einav
עֵנָב, עינב
Einav
Coordinates: 32°17′3.88″N 35°7′33.74″E / 32.2844111°N 35.1260389°E / 32.2844111; 35.1260389Coordinates: 32°17′3.88″N 35°7′33.74″E / 32.2844111°N 35.1260389°E / 32.2844111; 35.1260389
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomrom
Region West Bank
Affiliation Amana
Founded 1981
Founded by Amana
Population (2015)[1] 711
Name meaning Grape

Einav (Hebrew: עֵנָב) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement in the northern West Bank. Located on Highway 57 between Avnei Hefetz and Shavei Shomron, the religious Zionist and Orthodox Jewish community is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. Established in 1981 with the assistance of the Amana settlement organization, by 2015 it had a population of 711. The name of the village comes to remember the vineyards that used to be a feature of the surrounding areas and from the nearby Palestinian town of Anabta.

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

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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