Givʿat Asaf
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Giv'at Asaf גבעת אסף جفعات آساف |
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 Giv'at Asaf |
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West Bank ( Judea and Samaria ) |
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| Regional administration : | Mateh Benjamin | ||
| Founded : | 2001 | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 55 ' N , 35 ° 15' E | ||
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Giv'at Asaf ( Hebrew גִּבְעַת אָסָף; Arabic جفعات آساف) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank . It belongs to the Mateh Benjamin regional administration and is located 3 kilometers south-east of the Bet El settlement on highway 60.
history
The outpost was opened in 2001 in response to the murder of Asaf Herschkowitz ( Hebrew אסף הרשקוביץ) and named after him. Herschkowitz, a settler from Ofra , 5 kilometers away , was shot dead by a Palestinian in his car on May 1, 2001 on his way to work. The terrorist organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
In 2004, the then Israeli Defense Minister, Scha'ul Mofas , ordered the outpost to be evacuated. The eviction was postponed for another two years in 2006 by his successor Amir Peretz at the request of settlers. In 2008, Defense Minister Ehud Barak extended this deadline for another year in order to negotiate with the settlers. When the government planned to extend the deadline for another year in 2009, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the eviction within 90 days at the request of Peace Now .
After residents of the outpost threatened with violent resistance to a possible eviction, the government asked in November 2011 to postpone the eviction again in order to reach an agreement with the settlers and convince them of July 1, 2012 as the date for the eviction.
In May 2013, the Israeli government said it would consider legalizing Giv'at Asaf. The land on which the outpost is located has since been bought from Palestinian owners.
In May 2014, settlers demolished four buildings after the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of houses built on private Palestinian land.
In December 2018, two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack on a bus stop near the outpost. Another soldier and a civilian survived seriously injured.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ofra.org.il [1]
- ↑ Ewen MacAskill: Israel: Settler dies in copy of father's death . In: The Guardian . May 2, 2001, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed March 22, 2019]).
- ^ Court orders state to move forward with evacuating outposts. May 13, 2009, accessed March 23, 2019 .
- ^ Settlers vow to resist future evictions. July 10, 2011, accessed March 23, 2019 .
- ↑ State: Razing of Amona outpost by end of 2012. October 11, 2011, accessed on March 23, 2019 .
- ^ Aaron Kalman: State considering legalizing four West Bank outposts. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Four homes demolished in Givat Assaf outpost - National News - Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
- ^ Judah Ari Gross: 2 soldiers killed in West Bank terror shooting; civilian, serviceman hurt. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (American English).