Carmei Tzur
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Karmei Tzur כַּרְמֵי צוּר |
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 Karmei Tzur
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| Coordinates: 31°36′33.2″N 35°6′5.17″E / 31.609222°N 35.1014361°ECoordinates: 31°36′33.2″N 35°6′5.17″E / 31.609222°N 35.1014361°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founded by | Residents of Alon Shvut |
| Population (2015) | 1,036 |
| Name meaning | Vineyards of Rock |
| Website | www |
Karmei Tzur, or Carmei Tzur (Hebrew: כַּרְמֵי צוּר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank located north of Hebron in the Judean hills between the Palestinian towns Beit Ummar and Halhul. The National Religious community falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Karmei Tzur was designated Area "C" under full Israeli civil and security control. In 2015 it had a population of 1,036.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
According to a Peace Now-report of 2006, 27 percent of the land Karmei Tzur is built on, is privately owned, all or most of it by Palestinians. According to Israeli law, settlements on privately owned Palestinian land are illegal.
Karmei Tzur, meaning “Vineyards (or Olive Groves) of Rock” or “Stalwart Vineyards”, was established in 1984 by a group of students from the Har Etzion Yeshiva in Alon Shvut, and was named after the nearby Hasmonean and Biblical place of Beth-Zur
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