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Alon or Allon ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank .1Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem , near Ma'ale Adumim , and along the edge of the Judean desert . The village has a diverse religiously observant and secular population.2Named after Yigal Allon , it was founded in 1990 by a number of area residents under the aegis of the Amana settlement organisation, it was originally considered to be part of the nearby Kfar Adumim so as to minimise opposition in an atmosphere in which the question of settlement was becoming increasingly controversial. Children study in a mixed secular/observant public-religious school in nearby Kfar Adumim, and attend highschool in Jerusalem.3 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. According to the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem , Alon is located on land confiscated from the Palestinian town of 'Anata . Alon was one of a number of settlements linked by a road secretly built by settlers in 1995. The road links Anatot to Kfar Adumim , Nofei Prat , and Alon. According to Pinhas Wallerstein, then head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council , the road was one of a number of secretly built roads under construction in the area. Wallerstein claimed that as council head, he did not need permission to construct roads, but that he would stop construction if told by the Israel Defense Forces . He also said "What are they going to do, tell us to take the road away?4
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Alon or Allon ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a communal settlement in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank . Allon is located to the east of Jerusalem , near Ma'ale Adumim , and along the edge of the Judean desert . The village has a diverse religiously observant and secular population. Founded in 1990 by a number of area residents under the aegis of the Amana settlement organisation, it was originally considered to be part of the nearby Kfar Adumim so as to minimise opposition in an atmosphere in which the question of settlement was becoming increasingly controversial. Children study in a mixed secular/observant public-religious school in nearby Kfar Adumim, and attend highschool in Jerusalem. v t e
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Alon or Allon ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank . Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem , near Ma'ale Adumim , and along the edge of the Judean desert . The village has a diverse religiously observant and secular population. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Alon or Allon ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank , organized as a community settlement .Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem , next to the Palestinian town of 'Anata , part of whose lands were expropriated to build Alon.Situated along the edge of the Judean desert , the settlement has a diverse religiously observant and secular population. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Alon or Allon ( Hebrew : אַלּוֹן ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank , organized as a community settlement . Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem , next to the Palestinian town of 'Anata , part of whose lands were expropriated to build Alon. Situated along the edge of the Judean desert , the settlement has a diverse religiously observant and secular population. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement and a communal settlement in the binyamin region of the west bank
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israeli settlement in the west bank
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