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Mitzpe Hashlagim
Mitzpe, a Hebrew word meaning ''lookout'', may refer to the following places in Israel: * Mitzpe Aviv *Mitzpe Dani * Mitzpe Dona Gracia *Mitzpe Eshtemoa *Mitzpe Hagit *Mitzpe Hila * Mitzpe Ilan * Mitzpe Kramim * Mitzpe Netofa *Mitzpe Ramon *Mitzpe Shalem Mitzpe Shalem () is an Israeli settlement and former kibbutz in the eastern West Bank. Located near Highway 90 about north of Ein Gedi and north of the Green Line about 1 km from the western shores of the Dead Sea, it is the southernmost ... * Mitzpe Yair * Mitzpe Yeriho * Mitzpe Yosef {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Language
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Aviv
Mitzpe Aviv () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near I'billin and Tamra, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1981. The second part of its name is an acronym for the name of the geographer and historian Avraham Ya'akov Brawer.Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon' (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 636. In November 2009, Mitzpe Aviv amended its bylaws to require that members share the community's vision and goals, which include Zionism and Israel as a Jewish state. Two other community settlements in the area, Manof and Yuvalim Yuvalim () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established by a core group of Rafael employees and ..., had previously considered similar requirements, but did not implement them. Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Dani
Mitzpe Dani (, lit. ''Danny Lookout'') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located near Ma'ale Mikhmas, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is home to around 25 families. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, whereas Israeli outposts, like Mitzpe Dani, are considered illegal both under international law International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of Rule of law, rules, norms, Customary law, legal customs and standards that State (polity), states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generall ... as well as under Israeli law. History The outpost was established in 1998 by residents of Ma'ale Mikhmas, and was named after Danny Frei, a settler from Ma'ale Mikhmas who was killed in a Palestinian attack on his home in 1995. References {{coord, 31.8808, N, 35.3145, E, source:wikidata, display=title Israeli s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Dona Gracia
Mitzpe, a Hebrew word meaning ''lookout'', may refer to the following places in Israel: *Mitzpe Aviv *Mitzpe Dani * Mitzpe Dona Gracia *Mitzpe Eshtemoa *Mitzpe Hagit *Mitzpe Hila * Mitzpe Ilan * Mitzpe Kramim * Mitzpe Netofa *Mitzpe Ramon *Mitzpe Shalem Mitzpe Shalem () is an Israeli settlement and former kibbutz in the eastern West Bank. Located near Highway 90 about north of Ein Gedi and north of the Green Line about 1 km from the western shores of the Dead Sea, it is the southernmost ... * Mitzpe Yair * Mitzpe Yeriho * Mitzpe Yosef {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Eshtemoa
Mitzpe Eshtemoa () is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located to the north of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. It was established in early 2003 and named after the nearby biblical site of Eshtemoa (Joshua 15:50; 21:14). The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. References External linksMitzpe EshtemoaPeace Now Peace Now ( ''Shalom Achshav'', ) is an Israeli liberal advocacy organization with the aim of promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Early activism In an official document from 1982 Peace Now advocated for an und ... {{Har Hebron Regional Council Israeli settlements in the West Bank Populated places established in 2003 Israeli outposts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Hagit
Mitzpe Hagit () is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located near the settlement of Kfar Adumim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is home to around 25 families. The outpost was established in 1999 by families from Kfar Adumim, and was named after Hagit Zavitsky, a settler from Kfar Adumim who was killed in Wadi Qelt in 1997. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History Mitzpe Hagit was founded in early 1999. It began with only two wooden caravans on a hill from Kfar Adumim. On October 12, 1999, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced that Mitzpe Hagit was one of 15 outposts in the West Bank that he planned to have dismantled, on the recommendation of the Israeli Defense Ministry. Barak gave the residents 14 hours to appeal. In November 1999, Pinhas Wallerstein, head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, said that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Hila
Mitzpe Hila (, ''lit.'' Hila Lookout) or simply Hila is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee hills near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1980 as part of the "Lookouts in the Galilee" plan, with residents initially living in prefabricated homes imported from South Africa. It was originally named ''Mitzpe Ziv'' after Har Ziv, the mountain on which it was built. It was later renamed Mitzpe Hila. Katyusha and Grad rockets fired by Hezbollah in the 1990s landed in the village, as did more rockets during the 2006 Lebanon War against Hezbollah. Jewish News Weekly, 19 April 1996 Otherwise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Ilan
Mitzpe Ilan () is a Religious-Zionist community in the Galilee region in northern Israel. Located between Katzir and Harish, south-west of Umm al-Fahm, and close to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in June 2003 as a Nahal settlement and was initially named Nahal Iron. After being settled by 44 families by the in 2005, it was renamed Mitzpe Ilan after the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon Ilan Ramon (; , born Ilan Wolfferman (); June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of '' Columbia .... References External linksOfficial website Community settlements Menashe Regional Council Populated places in Haifa District Populated places established in 2003 2003 establishments in Israel {{Israel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Kramim
Mitzpe Kramim (, lit. ''Vineyards Lookout'') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located on a mountain ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is built, as ruled by the Israeli Supreme Court on 25 August 2020, on private lands owned by residents of the Palestinian village of Deir Jarir.Israel's top court rules for removal of settler homes from Palestinian land Reuters via Yahoo News, published & accessed on 27 August 2020. The international community considers s in the West Bank [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Netofa
Mitzpe Netofa () is a religious community settlement in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Arab village Tur'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . Demographics As of 2021, Mitzpe Netofa had an estimated population of 1,054 residents, all of whom identified as Jewish. The settlement covers an area of approximately 0.39 square kilometers, resulting in a high population density of around 2,702 people per square kilometer. Between 2013 and 2021, the population grew at an average annual rate of 2.9%, indicating a relatively steady pace of demographic expansion. The gender distribution in 2021 was nearly balanced, with 534 males (50.7%) and 520 females (49.3%). The population is notably youthful, with children aged 0–14 comprising 38.4% of residents. Adults aged 15–64 made up 54.1% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over accounted for 7.5%. History Mitzpe Netofa was established originally as a Nahal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon (, Ramon Lookout; ) is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlooking the world's largest erosion cirque, known as the Makhtesh Ramon. In it had a population of . History Mitzpe Ramon was founded in 1951 as a camp for the workers building Highway 40. The town's first permanent residents, several young families from Kibbutz Re'im and other parts of Israel began settling there in 1956. After five years, the town was home to 370 residents including 160 children, most of them veteran Israelis. There were also 180 housing units to absorb new immigrants They were joined by immigrants from North Africa, Romania, and India in the 1960s, and it became the southernmost of the Negev's development towns. Conditions in the early years were harsh, with limited food supplies and practically no modern-day amenities. Ice blocks and provisions were delivered once a week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Shalem
Mitzpe Shalem () is an Israeli settlement and former kibbutz in the eastern West Bank. Located near Highway 90 about north of Ein Gedi and north of the Green Line about 1 km from the western shores of the Dead Sea, it is the southernmost community under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In it had a population of . It was established in 1970 on land belonging to the Palestinian Bedouin village of ‘Ayn Trayba. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History The community was founded in 1970 as a Nahal settlement on land in the West Bank that Israel occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War. It was inhabited as a kibbutz in the Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim in 1976. Today it has undergone privatization and is considered a cooperative community, thus no longer belonging to the Kibbutz Movement. It was named after Natan Shalem who investigated the Judean Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
