Esh Kodesh

This article is about the geographic location. For the book by rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, see Esh Kodesh (book).
Esh Kodesh
אֵשׁ קֹדֶשׁ, אש קודש‎
Esh Kodesh is located in the Northern West Bank
Esh Kodesh
Esh Kodesh
Esh Kodesh is located in the West Bank
Esh Kodesh
Esh Kodesh
Coordinates: 32°4′1″N 35°20′10″E / 32.06694°N 35.33611°E / 32.06694; 35.33611
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
Founded2000[1]

Esh Kodesh (Hebrew: אֵשׁ קֹדֶשׁ, lit. 'Sacred Fire') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law.[2] The population in 2005 was under 12 families.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference commander was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ Oded Haklai (June 2007). "Religious—Nationalist Mobilization and State Penetration: Lessons From Jewish Settlers' Activism in Israel and the West Bank". Comparative Political Studies. 40 (6): 713–739. doi:10.1177/0010414006290109. S2CID 144892212.