Alfei Menashe

Alfei Menashe
  • אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶׁה‎
  • ألفي منشيه
Local council (from 1987)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259ʔalpei Mnašše
 • Also spelledAlfe Menashe (official)
Alfei Menashe is located in the Northern West Bank
Alfei Menashe
Alfei Menashe
Coordinates: 32°10′20″N 35°0′53″E / 32.17222°N 35.01472°E / 32.17222; 35.01472
RegionWest Bank
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
Founded1983
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityShy Rosenzweig [he]
Area
 • Total4,616 dunams (4.616 km2 or 1.782 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total7,975
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Name meaningThousands of the tribe of Manasseh

Alfei Menashe (Hebrew: אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶׁה, Arabic: ألفي منشيه, , lit. Thousands of Manasseh) is an Israeli settlement on the western edge of the central West Bank. Built over land confiscated from the nearby Palestinian villages of Nabi Ilyas,[2] Islah,[3] and Ras Atiya,[4] it is located in the so-called seam zone of the West Bank.[5] Its name is taken from the bible (Deuteronomy 33:17). It was granted local council status in 1987. In 2022 its population was 7,975.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[6]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  5. ^ "More Housing Units: New Tenders in Israeli West Bank Settlements". ARIJ (Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  6. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.