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For other uses, see Ithamar. Place in Israel| Itamar Template:Hebrew | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founded by | Amana |
| Population | 1,032 |
Itamar (Template:Lang-he-n) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains near Nablus.
Etymology
Itamar, named for Ithamar, the youngest son of biblical figure Aaron, was established in 1984 by several families from the Machon Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem with the assistance of the Amana settlement organization. Tradition places the burial place of Ithamar in the vicinity. The original name was Tel Chaim, commemorating Chaim Landau.
History
Over 160 families live in this Orthodox Jewish community, which is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council, including a community of Bnei Menashe from Manipur and Mizoram in India. The location had been chosen to take advantage of the large reserve of state lands. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Itamar was designated Area "C", under full Israeli civil and security control.
Economy
Residents of Itamar grow organic crops and raise sheep and goats.
Education and culture
Educational institutions include a Talmud Torah for boys, the Be'er Miriam Talmud Torah for girls, the Hitzim yeshiva high school, the Itamar Higher Yeshiva and a midrasha.
Arab-Israeli conflict
In May 2002, three yeshiva students were killed by a Palestinian gunman.
Gilad Zar, son of Moshe Zar, was convicted of assisting those who planted bombs which crippled Nablus mayor Bassam Shaka.
In June 2002, a Palestinian terrorist burst into the home of the Shabo family and opened fire. Rachel Shabo, the mother of the family, was murdered, as were three of her children: Neria (16), Zvi (13), and Avishai (5). Another two children were seriously injured. Yossi Tuito, who served as commander of the neighborhood preparedness team, was also shot to death as he approached the family's house in order to help. After more than an hour of exchanging gunfire with Israeli soldiers, the Palestinian terrorist was killed. During the gunfight, the Shabo house caught fire and burned down.
On March 11, 2011 Palestinians from a nearby Arab village broke into a home and stabbed to death five members of the Fogel family while sleeping: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old baby Hadas. The infant's throat was slashed, and the four-year-old was stabbed through the heart. The IDF believes the attackersjumped over the settlement's security fence at approximately 9.30pm but did not carry out the attacks until after 10.00pm. In response the Israeli Government authorized construction of a few hundred housing units in the West Bank settlement blocs of Gush Etzion, Ma'aleh Adumim, Ariel and Kiryat Sefer.
References
- Amana: Origins and Goals
- http://www.bnei-menashe.org
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Itamar: Religious West Bank settlers BBC News, 21 June 2002
- Kershner, Isabel (12 March 2011). "Israeli Search for Attackers in West Bank". New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- Shragai, Nadav (23 June 2002). "Itamar mourns its latest victims of terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- Altman, Yair (03.13.11). "Itamar massacre: Fogel family butchered while sleeping". YNET news. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Katz, Yaakov. "IDF hunting for perpetrators of brutal Itamar killings". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- Somfalvi, Attila (13 March 2011). "Gov't approves construction in settlement blocs". YNET news. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Unofficial website
- Amidst political strife and a firing range on the West Bank, the Zimmermans farm, market and sanctify the land
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