Migron, Mateh Binyamin
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Migron מגרון |
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| Coordinates: 31°53′23.42″N 35°16′17.01″E / 31.8898389°N 35.2713917°ECoordinates: 31°53′23.42″N 35°16′17.01″E / 31.8898389°N 35.2713917°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1999 (re-founded in 2001) |
| Population (2011) | 260 |
Migron (Hebrew: מגרון) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank, located within 2km of a former outpost by the same name, that was relocated to its present site on Sept. 2, 2012. The outpost was located 14 kilometers north of Jerusalem, it fell under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It was the largest outpost of its kind, with a population of 300. The council says it was founded in 1999 and re-founded in 2001, on land registered before 1967 by the villagers of Burqa. The Israeli government contributed NIS 4.3 million from the Construction and Housing Ministry to build Migron. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Responding to a petition filed in 2006 by Peace Now, Israel's High Court of Justice ruled on 2 August 2011 that Migron was illegally built on lands belonging to Palestinians and ordered Israel to dismantle the outpost by April 2012. The Israeli government decided not to obey the court order, and instead pursued an agreement with the settlers that gave them time to delay the move until 30 November 2015. However, on 25 March 2012 the High Court reaffirmed its earlier ruling, noting the government had admitted it was built on privately owned Palestinian land, and ordered the IDF to evacuate Migron by 1 August 2012, while making clear that this court ruling is an obligation, not a choice. On 2 September 2012 the evacuation of Migron was complete, after the residents have agreed to relocated to a new site a few hundred meters south of the former location. The site, built by the government in great haste, currently consists of 50 prefabricated housing units built on state land, and has a status of a government-approved settlement.
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