In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a village in the west bank”. Today it says “mixed”.
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Tree of Ephraim) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank .1 Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . As of 2013 the official number of families who live there is about 250. Yet, the numbers are about to increase with the populating of the two new neighborhoods, "Ramat Elkana", and the "Hrchava". The name “Etz Ephraim” symbolizes the location of the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim.2 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Stick of Ephraim) is an Israeli settlement and a village in the West Bank . Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 679. The village was established in 1985 by members of the Shkhunot BeYosh ( Neighbourhoods in Judea, Samaria and Gaza ) movement. Its name is taken from the Book of Ezekiel 37:16; 'And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it: For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick, and write upon it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim , and of all the house of Israel his companions;
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Etz Efraim ( , lit.Tree of Ephraim) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of . 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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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Etz Efraim ( , lit. Tree of Ephraim) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of . 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 Etz Efraim ( Hebrew : עֵץ אֶפְרַיִם , lit. ' Tree of Ephraim ' ) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2021 it had a population of 2,519. 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 village in the west bank
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