Giv'at Asaf
גִּבְעַת אָסָף | |
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 Giv'at Asaf, fall 2011 | |
  Giv'at Asaf  Giv'at Asaf | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′41″N 35°14′56″E / 31.91139°N 35.24889°E | |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | May 2001 |
Giv'at Asaf (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת אָסָף, lit. 'Asaf Hill') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located 3.5 kilometres (2+1⁄4 miles) from the settlement of Beit El, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It has about 30 structures and is home to some 30 families. It was established in May 2001 after the murder of Asaf Hershkovitz, a resident of Ofra, for whom it was named. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, whereas Israeli outposts are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law.[1] According to the 2005 Sasson Report, Giv'at Asaf was built on privately owned Palestinian land,[2] and is therefore also illegal under Israeli law.[3][4]
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Nadav Shragai, Gideon Alon (18 October 2006). "Peretz weighs legalizing some West Bank settlement outposts. Government and Yesha Council may reach deal to evacuate some outposts and legalizing the rest". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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