Tomer
Tomer
תֹּמֶר, תומר | |
|---|---|
 Tomer (left) next to Fasayil (right) | |
| Etymology: Palm Tree | |
  Tomer  Tomer  Tomer | |
| Coordinates: 32°1′7″N 35°26′20″E / 32.01861°N 35.43889°E / 32.01861; 35.43889 | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 310 |
Tomer (Hebrew: תֹּמֶר, lit. 'Palm Tree') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 310.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3][4][5][6]
History
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 1,049 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Fasayil[7] in order to construct Tomer.
The village was established in 1976,[8] and was named after the trees common in the area. In March 1978 it moved to its present location near Highway 90.
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, worked here as a Kibbutz volunteer in 1981.[9]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b "The Jordan Valley – A General Description". Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Israel prepares for 'fallow' new year". BBC News. 12 September 2007.
- ^ Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (1 July 1984). "Israeli Settlements in Gaza and the West Bank (including Jerusalem); Their Nature and Purpose, Part II". United Nations. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Another brick in the wall: Saving schools in the West Bank". The Independent. 22 November 2007.
- ^ Fasayil Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
- ^ "Tomer". Israeli Settlements in Judea and Samaria. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "Wilders: "Israel is West's first line of defense"". Ynet. November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.