Gitit
גִּתִּית, גיתית | |
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Coordinates: 32°6′3.82″N 35°23′45.59″E / 32.1010611°N 35.3959972°E / 32.1010611; 35.3959972 | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1972 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population | 502 |
Website | www.gittit.co.il |
Gitit (Hebrew: גִּתִּית) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams (1.5 km; 0.58 sq mi), it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 502.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the "Israeli government disputes this."
History
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According——to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 514 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order——to construct Gitit in addition to 1,085 dunums from Aqraba for Gitit and Itamar.
After the decision to establish a settlement had been made, land was seized from Aqraba first by, declaring closed military area. When the Palestinian owners refused to vacate the area, their tools were sabotaged. Finally, a crop-duster was used to spray the area with poison, in a joint operation approved by the government of Golda Meir in April 1972, involving the IDF and the Jewish Agency. The village was then established in 1972 as a Nahal settlement. It is named for a musical instrument mentioned in the Bible with a similar shape as the area: f.e. Psalm 8:1.
In 1975 it became a civilian community affiliated with Mishkei Herut Beitar. In 1978 it became a moshav shitufi, but later reverted to moshav ovdim status.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Gitit Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
- ^ Aqraba Town Profile (including Yanun Locality), ARIJ, p. 16
- ^ Aderet, Ofer (23 June 2023). "Israel Poisoned Palestinian Land to Build West Bank Settlement in 1970s, Documents Reveal". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Ofir, 'New report outlines how Golda Meir’s Israel poisoned Palestinian land in ethnic cleansing operation.' Mondoweiss 25 June 2023.
- ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.19, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
External links
- Village website
- Primary documents on the establishment of Gitit at Akevot