Kfar Tapuach
כפר תפוח | |
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| Etymology: Apple Village | |
  Kfar Tapuach | |
| Coordinates: 32°7′5″N 35°15′0″E / 32.11806°N 35.25000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founded by | The Jewish Agency |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,639 |
Kfar Tapuach (Hebrew: כְּפַר תַּפּוּחַ, lit., Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank, founded in 1978. It sits astride Tapuach Junction, one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. (where the 2013 Tapuah Junction stabbing took place) The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder, and the chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg. In 2022, it had a population of 1,639.[citation needed]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.