Tzofim

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Tzufim
צוּפִים‎ / צוּפִין‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
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Tzufim is located in the Northern West Bank
Tzufim
Tzufim
Coordinates: 32°11′53″N 35°0′33″E / 32.19806°N 35.00917°E / 32.19806; 35.00917
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
Founded1989
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,553

Tzufim (Hebrew: צוּפִים), or Tzufin (צוּפִין‎), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located north of Alfei Menashe and Qalqilyah and northeast of Kfar Saba, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,553.

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

History

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 753 dunums of land from the Palestinian village of Jayyus in order to construct Tzofim.[3]

Tzufim was established in 1989 with assistance from the Amana settlement organization. The population is made up of a mixed group of Orthodox and non-religious Israelis.[citation needed]

The village is located in an area described as the seam zone and its proximity to the Green Line (less than 2 kilometres east of it) and its similar proximity to the Palestinian town of Qalqilyah has made its inclusion on the Israeli side of the West Bank barrier controversial, especially as the looping nature of the barrier's path forms a quasi-enclave of some Arab villages to its south.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ Jayyus Town Profile (including Khirbet Sir Locality), ARIJ, p. 17


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