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'''El Matan''' ({{lang-he|אל מתן}}, lit. ''Towards Matan'' or ''God's Gift'') is an Israeli village on the lands of Wad Qana,<ref name="POICA" /> located around a kilometer south of ], under the jurisdiction of the ]. The village was established in 2000 on the ] ] - one of the largest and most important such reserves in the ]-<ref>Zafrir Rinat, ] 16 January 2004.</ref>by a group of youths from the nearby (] and ]).<ref name="PeaceNow">{{cite web| url=http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/elmatan|title=Elmatan| author=| publisher=]| date=| accessdate=2011-03-29}}</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| author=| publisher=]| date=| accessdate=2011-03-29}}</ref> around 16 families and a small number of singles, both religious and non-religious ]. |
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'''El Matan''' ({{lang-he|אל מתן}}, lit. ''Towards Matan'' or ''God's Gift'') is an illegal ] in the ] on the lands 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>Zafrir Rinat, ] 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| author=| publisher=]| date=| accessdate=2011-03-29}}</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| author=| publisher=]| date=| accessdate=2011-03-29}}</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 law.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3722001,00.html| title=Court freezes construction in West Bank outpost| author=| publisher=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>Weiss, Mark. Irish Times. 12 October 2011</ref> The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank ], though the Israeli government disputes this.<ref> BBC News. 10 December 2009</ref><ref> BBC News. 14 March 2005</ref> |
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A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the ]. |
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A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the ].<ref>Aviad Glickman, ] 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" > POICA 2 October 2010.</ref> |