Ofra

Place in Israel Ofra ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank in the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . It is situated on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus (route 60), 25 km from Jerusalem, and has 3,000 inhabitants. Ofra is viewed as a flagship of the Israeli settlement project. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2009-09-30 .

Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ofra ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank in the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . It is situated on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus (Route 60) and has 3,200 inhabitants (2010). The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. According to human rights organization B'Tselem , the state of Israel itself has argued that much of Ofra is built on privately owned Palestinian land, making it also unlawful according to Israeli law. The “special circumstances”, the state explained, were that most structures in Ofra had been unlawfully erected on privately-owned Palestinian land, i.e. their status was almost identical to that of the nine structures under examination. The state’s problematic argument was that as almost the entire settlement of Ofra had been built on privately-owned Palestinian land, there was no justification to demolish those particular nine structures – although they were new and the petition was filed before they were completed.'

Israeli settlement in the West Bank For other uses, see Ofra (disambiguation) . Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ofra ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank . Located on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus (Route 60), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 3,110. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law . According to human rights organization B'Tselem , the state of Israel itself acknowledges that much of the Ofra civilian settlement is built on privately owned Palestinian land, which is unlawful according to Israeli law. In August 2016, the military governorate admitted to the Israeli High Court of Justice that a large portion of Ofra, totalling 45 dunams, was built on land privately owned by Palestinians prior to the occupation, including areas "located in the heart of the settlement". Following the ruling of the High Court that Israeli homes in this area were illegal, the state has undertaken steps with the goal of restituting the land back to its private Palestinian owners. Following the successful effort to demolish the settlement of Amona, Silwad Mayor Abdul Rahman Saleh signaled that he would petition the High Court on behalf of Ofra landowners with the goal of evicting Israeli settlers there. Considering the Jordanian military base which existed there, he accepted the presence of Israeli soldiers. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The “special circumstances”, the state explained, were that most structures in Ofra had been unlawfully erected on privately-owned Palestinian land, i.e. their status was almost identical to that of the nine structures under examination.

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Ofra ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank . Located on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus (Route 60), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 3,110. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law . According to human rights organization B'Tselem , the state of Israel itself acknowledges that much of the Ofra civilian settlement is built on privately owned Palestinian land, which is unlawful according to Israeli law. In August 2016, the military governorate admitted to the Israeli High Court of Justice that a large portion of Ofra, totalling 45 dunams, was built on land privately owned by Palestinians prior to the occupation, including areas "located in the heart of the settlement". Following the ruling of the High Court that Israeli homes in this area were illegal, the state has undertaken steps with the goal of restituting the land back to its private Palestinian owners. Following the successful effort to demolish the settlement of Amona, Silwad mayor Abdul Rahman Saleh signaled that he would petition the High Court on behalf of Ofra landowners with the goal of evicting Israeli settlers there. Considering the Jordanian military base which existed there, he accepted the presence of Israeli soldiers. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The “special circumstances”, the state explained, were that most structures in Ofra had been unlawfully erected on privately-owned Palestinian land, i.e. their status was almost identical to that of the nine structures under examination. The state’s problematic argument was that as almost the entire settlement of Ofra had been built on privately-owned Palestinian land, there was no justification to demolish those particular nine structures – although they were new and the petition was filed before they were completed.' "Israel admits it erred in using private Palestinian land for settlement homes" .