Alon (Israeli settlement)

Alon
Alon is located in the Central West Bank
Alon
Alon
Coordinates: 31°49′58″N 35°21′13″E / 31.83278°N 35.35361°E / 31.83278; 35.35361
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1990
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,111

Alon or Allon (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a community settlement. Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem, next to the Palestinian town of 'Anata, part of whose lands were expropriated to build Alon. Situated along the edge of the Judean desert, the settlement has a diverse religiously observant and secular population.[2]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "מטה בנימין". binyamin.org.il.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.