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Itamar (name) . Place in Judea and Samaria Area Itamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank 's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus . The settlement was built on land confiscated from the Palestinian villages of Awarta , Beit Furik , Yanun , Aqraba and Rujeib . The predominantly Orthodox and Religious Zionist Jewish community falls in part within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization , Itamar was designated Area "C" , under provisional Israeli civil and security control, before a transition period after which Area "C" was to be handed back to the Palestinians. In 2024, it had a population of 1,759. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The settlement has several outposts and covers a total area of approximately 7,000 dunams of land. Itamar's residents have been the target of several lethal attacks by Palestinian militants, most notably the 2011 massacre of the Fogel family by residents of the nearby village of Awarta. HRW reports an extensive number of violent acts by settlers from Itamar and its outposts against local Palestinians. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Chaim Levinson, 'Israeli 'hilltop youth' accuse their former hero of stealing settlers' land,’ at Haaretz , 31 January 2013.
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Place in Israel Itamar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank 's Samarian mountains near Shechem / Nablus . The village , named for Ithamar , the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest, was established in 1984 by several families from the Machon Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem with the assistance of the Amana settlement organization. Tradition places the burial place of Ithamar in the same vicinity. The original name was Tel Chaim , commemorating Chaim Landau . Over 120 families live in this Orthodox Jewish community which is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council , including a community of Bnei Menashe from Manipur and Mizoram . The location had been chosen to take advantage of the large reserve of state lands. Itamar is known for the many farms and hamlets (outposts) that dot the otherwise barren hills east of the village.
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Place in Israel Itamar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank 's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of Nablus .The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community with a population of 1,024 (2012) falls in part within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council .Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization , Itamar was designated Area "C" under full Israeli civil and security control.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.The settlement has several outposts and covers a total area of approximately 7,000 dunams of land.Itamar's residents have been the target of several lethal attacks by Palestinian militants, most notably the 2011 massacre of the Fogel family by residents of the nearby village of Awarta.HRW reports an extensive number of violent acts by settlers from Itamar and its outposts against local Palestinians.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .Chaim Levinson, 'Israeli 'hilltop youth' accuse their former hero of stealing settlers' land,’ at Haaretz , 31 January 2013.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Itamar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank 's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of Nablus . The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls in part within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization , Itamar was designated Area "C" under full Israeli civil and security control. In 2024, it had a population of 1,759. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The settlement has several outposts and covers a total area of approximately 7,000 dunams of land. Itamar's residents have been the target of several lethal attacks by Palestinian militants, most notably the 2011 massacre of the Fogel family by residents of the nearby village of Awarta. HRW reports an extensive number of violent acts by settlers from Itamar and its outposts against local Palestinians. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Chaim Levinson, 'Israeli 'hilltop youth' accuse their former hero of stealing settlers' land,’ at Haaretz , 31 January 2013.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank For other uses, see Itamar (name) .Place in Judea and Samaria Area Itamar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank 's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus .The settlement was built on land confiscated from the Palestinian villages of Awarta , Beit Furik , Yanun , Aqraba and Rujeib . The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls in part within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization , Itamar was designated Area "C" , under provisional Israeli civil and security control, before a transition period after which Area "C" was to be handed back to the Palestinians. In 2024, it had a population of 1,759. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The settlement has several outposts and covers a total area of approximately 7,000 dunams of land. Itamar's residents have been the target of several lethal attacks by Palestinian militants, most notably the 2011 massacre of the Fogel family by residents of the nearby village of Awarta. HRW reports an extensive number of violent acts by settlers from Itamar and its outposts against local Palestinians. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Chaim Levinson, 'Israeli 'hilltop youth' accuse their former hero of stealing settlers' land,’ at Haaretz , 31 January 2013.
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israeli settlement located in the west bank 's samarian mountains
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