Ma'ale Rehav'am
מַעֲלֶה רְחַבְעָם | |
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 View from Herodium on Ma'ale Rehav'am | |
  Ma'ale Rehav'am | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′51″N 35°15′29″E / 31.64750°N 35.25806°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founded by | Amana |
| Population (2011) | |
| Website | Maaleh Rehavam on the Gush Etzion website |
Ma'ale Rehav'am (Hebrew: מַעֲלֶה רְחַבְעָם) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, located south of Bethlehem and northeast of Hebron in the northeastern Judean Mountains on Road 3698 in the eastern Etzion bloc. Its mother community, the settlement of Nokdim is administrated by the Gush Etzion Regional Council, which lists Ma'ale Rehav'am as a separate "community" on its official website.[1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2] Outposts like Ma'ale Rehav'am, on the other hand, are considered illegal even under Israeli law. Ma'ale Rehav'am was among the outposts the Israeli government pledged to remove under the 2003 Road map for peace.[3] According to IDF sources, demolition orders have been issued for most of the houses, but development has continued.[4]
- ^ "Gush Etzion. Settlements in Focus. Vol. 1, Issue 14". Americans for Peace Now. 11 November 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Israeli outposters vow to stay". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Itamar Fleishman (13 February 2013). "IDF razes Gush Etzion homes; 4 families evicted". Ynetnews. Retrieved 25 April 2013.