Adei Ad
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 Adei Ad
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| Coordinates: 32°2′26.3″N 35°20′5.67″E / 32.040639°N 35.3349083°ECoordinates: 32°2′26.3″N 35°20′5.67″E / 32.040639°N 35.3349083°E | |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founded by | Yeshiva students |
Adei Ad (Hebrew: עדי עד, lit. For Always) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. It is near Shvut Rachel and Qusra and falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. A resident of Adei Ad says that the outpost includes about 40 families. Adei Ad gained international attention in January 2015, when residents allegedly engaged in throwing rocks at a delegation from the U.S. embassy.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Adei Ad was established in 1998 by a group of students at the Sdor Amir yeshiva in Shvut Rachel. In 1999 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak ordered the outpost dismantled.
It was established on land privately owned by Palestinians and was therefore considered illegal even under Israeli law, although the ownership was disputed by the settlers. In 2003 the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled that the land was owned by the state of Israel. The Israeli government, however, claimed that, despite its being state-owned, the settlers had no right to build there.
In June 2003 the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed paratroopers to blockade Adei Ad while it was dismantled. An IDF officer asked to be excused from participating in the blockade and was advised by his commanding officer that he could participate indirectly by briefing other soldiers involved in the operation. He refused this order as well and was subsequently jailed. The High Court of Justice temporarily enjoined this dismantling operation and Binyamin Regional Council leader Pinhas Wallerstein accused the Israeli government of scheduling the dismantling of the outpost to coincide with a visit to Israel of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in order to show its commitment to the ongoing peace process.
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