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| | name = El Matan | | name = El Matan | ||
| | foundation = 2000 | | foundation = 2000 | ||
| | founded_by = Religious youths | | founded_by = Religious youths | ||
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'''El Matan''' ({{langx|he|אל מתן||Towards Matan' or 'God's Gift}}) is an illegal ] in the ] on the lands of the Palestinian village of Wad Qana,<ref name="POICA" /> located around a kilometer south of ], under the jurisdiction of the ]. The outpost was established in 2000 on the ] ] — one of the largest and most important such reserves in the ]<ref>{{cite web|author=Zafrir Rinat|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/outposts-blossom-in-w-bank-nature-reserves-1.111164|title=Outposts blossom in W. Bank nature reserves|website=]|date=16 January 2004}}</ref> — by a group of religious youths from the nearby settlements of (] and ]).<ref name="PeaceNow">{{cite web| url=http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/elmatan| title=Elmatan|website=]| accessdate=2011-03-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120954/http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/elmatan| archive-date=2011-07-18| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is home to an estimated population of 48 (2008),<ref>{{cite web| url=http://peacenow.org.il/eng/sites/default/files/outposts_database_1.xls| title=Outposts list|website=]| accessdate=2011-03-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718121014/http://peacenow.org.il/eng/sites/default/files/outposts_database_1.xls| archive-date=2011-07-18| url-status=dead}}</ref> around 16 families and a small number of singles, both religious and non-religious ]. | ||
| El Matan is considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government and is illegal under Israeli and international law.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3722001,00.html| title=Court freezes construction in West Bank outpost| author=| newspaper=Ynetnews| date=May 26, 2009| accessdate=2011-03-29}}</ref> The international community does not differentiate between Israeli outposts and Israeli settlements authorized by the Israeli government.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Weiss|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/1012/1224305638663.html|title=Israeli body to examine legalising outposts|website=]|date=12 October 2011}}</ref> The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank ], though the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm|title=The Geneva Convention|website=]|date=10 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4346395.stm|title=Annan hopeful over Mid-East peace|website=BBC News|date=14 March 2005}}</ref> | |||
| A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the ]. | |||
| A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Aviad Glickman|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3979945,00.html|title=Agreement: Settlers to seal El Matan synagogue|website=Ynetnews|date=4 November 2010}}</ref> On 2 October 2014 Haaretz carried notification of a master plan envisaging the confiscation from Wad Qana, an area farmed by Palestinians, of 100 ]s of land for the El Matan outpost.<ref name="POICA" >{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226155717/http://www.poica.org/details.php?Article=7136|title=The occupation puts hand on 100 dunums to expand the outpost of El Matan in Wad Qana|website=POICA|date=2 October 2010}}</ref> | |||
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area| El Matan | |
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  El Matan | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′04″N 35°04′31″E / 32.15111°N 35.07528°E / 32.15111; 35.07528 | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founded by | Religious youths |
El Matan (Hebrew: אל מתן, lit. 'Towards Matan' or 'God's Gift') is an illegal Israeli outpost in the West Bank on the lands of the Palestinian village of Wad Qana, located around a kilometer south of Ma'ale Shomron, under the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. The outpost was established in 2000 on the Wadi Qana Nature reserve — one of the largest and most important such reserves in the West Bank — by a group of religious youths from the nearby settlements of (Karnei Shomron and Ma'ale Shomron). It is home to an estimated population of 48 (2008), around 16 families and a small number of singles, both religious and non-religious Jews.
El Matan is considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government and is illegal under Israeli and international law. The international community does not differentiate between Israeli outposts and Israeli settlements authorized by the Israeli government. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, though the Israeli government disputes this.
A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the Israeli Civil Administration. On 2 October 2014 Haaretz carried notification of a master plan envisaging the confiscation from Wad Qana, an area farmed by Palestinians, of 100 dunams of land for the El Matan outpost.
References
- ^ "The occupation puts hand on 100 dunums to expand the outpost of El Matan in Wad Qana". POICA. 2 October 2010.
- Zafrir Rinat (16 January 2004). "Outposts blossom in W. Bank nature reserves". Haaretz.
- "Elmatan". Peace Now. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- "Outposts list". Peace Now. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- "Court freezes construction in West Bank outpost". Ynetnews. May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- Mark Weiss (12 October 2011). "Israeli body to examine legalising outposts". The Irish Times.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009.
- "Annan hopeful over Mid-East peace". BBC News. 14 March 2005.
- Aviad Glickman (4 November 2010). "Agreement: Settlers to seal El Matan synagogue". Ynetnews.
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