Kfar Etzion
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Kfar Etzion כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן |
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 Kfar Etzion
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| Coordinates: 31°38′56.4″N 35°6′55.44″E / 31.649000°N 35.1154000°ECoordinates: 31°38′56.4″N 35°6′55.44″E / 31.649000°N 35.1154000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1927 (original) 1934, 1943, 1967 (re-establishments) |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 1,071 |
| Website | kfar-etzion.co.il |
Kfar Etzion (Hebrew: כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן, lit. Etzion Village) is an Israeli settlement and a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank re-established in 1967. It is located 4.7 km from the Green Line west of the Separation Barrier and falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. In 2015, Kfar Etzion had a population of 1,071.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
In January 1927, the Zikhron David society, a group of 160 Orthodox Jews from the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, established a small farming community, "Migdal Eder," on land south of Jerusalem. The name was taken from a verse in the Bible, Genesis 35:21, which referenced a tower by the same name. During the 1929 Palestine riots, Migdal Eder was attacked and destroyed. Residents of the neighboring Arab village of Beit Umar sheltered the farmers, but they could not return to their land.
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