In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “communal settlement and israeli settlement located south of bethlehem in the northern judean hills of the west”. Today it says “israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the west bank”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “communal settlement and israeli settlement located south of bethlehem in the northern judean hills of the west”. Today it says “israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the west bank”.
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Nokdim Nokdim ( 31°38′N 35°13′E  /  31.633°N 35.217°E  / 31.633; 35.217 ; ), is a communal settlement and Israeli settlement located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean hills of the West Bank . The population is 650. Nokdim was founded on July 5, 1982 by residents of Tekoa , and is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council . Nokdim was originally named El-David in memory of two residents of Tekoa - Eli Pressman, a new immigrant from France who was killed in the 1982 Lebanon War , and David Rosenfeld, manager of the tourist site at Herodium who was murdered in July 1982 by two of his Palestinian employees.1Nokdim is a mixed community of religious and secular Jews, home to native Israelis and immigrants .2Some 140 families live in Nokdim. The Magen Shaul pre- army service preparatory school yeshiva was established in Nokdim in 1996. Rabbi Yaron Dorani is the rabbi of Nokdim.3
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Place in Israel Nokdim , lit.Shepherds) is a communal settlement and Israeli settlement in the West Bank , located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean hills .The mixed community of religious and secular Jews, both native Israelis and immigrants with a population of 1,308 (2009) is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council .The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Nokdim is home to the religious pre-army Mechina Magen Shaul, established in 1996.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Nokdim ( , lit.Shepherds) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank .Located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean Mountains , it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council .In 2024 it had a population of 3,498. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. A mixed community of religious and secular Jews, both native Israelis and immigrants , Nokdim is home to the religious pre-army Mechina Magen Shaul, established in 1996. 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 Nokdim ( , lit. Shepherds) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank . Located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean Mountains , it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 3,498. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. A mixed community of religious and secular Jews, both native Israelis and immigrants , Nokdim is home to the religious pre-army Mechina Magen Shaul, established in 1996. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Nokdim ( Hebrew : נוֹקְדִים , lit. Shepherds) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank . Located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean Mountains , it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 3,498. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. A mixed community of religious and secular Jews, both native Israelis and immigrants , Nokdim is home to the religious pre-army Mechina Magen Shaul, established in 1996. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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