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The four kibbutzes of the Gush Etzion at the time of the 1948 war (Kfar Etzion, Ein Zurim, Massuot Yitzhak, Revadim) overlaid on a 1943 Survey of Palestine map.The land area is shown as being within the village boundaries of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah. 1943 Survey of Palestine map, shortly prior to the founding of Jewish settlements in the area.
It falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. [2] In 2022 it had a population of 4,326. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
The location is strategically located above the highway from Gush Etzion to Beit Shemesh and the Shfela.It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council. [5] Gush Etzion's main communities were founded on land purchased by Jews prior to the establishment of Israel, although "Arab soldiers destroyed the communities when they fought against Israel's founding" in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Metzad (Hebrew: מיצד), also known as Asfar (אַסְפָר), is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains, 14.5 km from the Green Line, outside the Separation ...
However, Israel disputes this interpretation and maintains that settlements are legal and consistent with international law, citing historical, legal, and security reasons. This position has been upheld by successive Israeli governments. [5] Considered the capital of Gush Etzion, [6] it had a population of 11,853 in
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The timetable was never produced, [4] On being told by Israeli Labor MP Yuli Tamir, who confronted the residents, that the outpost had been built without permits, the Gush Etzion Council head Shaul Goldstein replied:"I have examined 200 locales around Israel, and they were all erected this way. This is the building culture in Israel." [6]
Neve Daniel. Neve Daniel (Hebrew: נְוֵה דָּנִיֵּאל) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.Located in western Gush Etzion south of Jerusalem and just west of Bethlehem, it sits atop one of the highest points in the area – close to 1,000 meters above sea level, and has a view of much of the Mediterranean coastal plain, as well as the mountains of Jordan.