Itamar
Coordinates: 32 ° 10 ' N , 35 ° 18' E
Itamar ( Hebrew איתמר) is a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, with 1,032 inhabitants (2009). In 1994 Itamar had 273 residents. The settlement was founded in 1984 and is located southeast of Nablus . The place was named after the biblical Itamar , Aaron's youngest son. There are a number of outposts - even illegal under Israeli law - on the hills east of Itamar. The place and the surrounding area are known for frequent acts of violence by both Israeli and Palestinian sides. In 2011 , members of the Fogel settler family were murdered .
The UN office, which takes care of the coordination of humanitarian affairs (UNOCHA), human rights organizations and the media reported on an above-average number of violent attacks by Itamar settlers against Palestinians. B'Tselem criticized that "Israeli authorities failed to indict violent settlers" The Haaretz reported that the Israeli army was preventing Palestinians from cultivating their own land near Itamar. Itamar settlers have repeatedly attacked Palestinians, damaging their property, preventing them from harvesting olives and stealing olives.
The small village of Yanun, flanked by two outposts of the Itamar settlement, had to be abandoned by its residents after they were repeatedly attacked from the outposts without intervention by the Israeli army. The villagers left their homeland in 2002 and moved to the nearby village of Aqraba.
Individual evidence
- ^ ORF: Five Israeli settlers killed in the West Bank
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 3rd Edition 1993, p. 223, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ↑ Land grave. Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank . B'tselem. May 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
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↑ Amira Hass: It's the pits . In: Haaretz , October 25, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2011. Protection of Civilians Weekly Report October 24–30, 2007 . United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. October 2007. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Protection of Civilians Weekly Report September 26 - October 2, 2007 . United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. October 2007. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ↑ Settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers in West Bank . In: Haaretz , October 19, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
