Otniel is an Israeli settlement south of Hebron, home to a yeshiva. Through 2010 the opening said "Students of Otniel yeshiva were victims of a terror attack in 2003, taking the lives of four boys," and noted a second, later terror attack that killed a teacher. Today's opening makes no mention of either attack, describing Otniel only by geography, population and its educational institutions, though the word survives twice in the body. A reader today does not learn from the opening that four boys were killed in a terrorist attack at the settlement's yeshiva.
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Otniel ( ) is a Jewish Orthodox Israeli settlement in the southern Judean hills, south of Hebron . It is under the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council .1Approximately 110 families live in Otniel. Otniel, named in honor of the first biblical judge Othniel Ben Kenaz was founded in 1983. Otniel is south of Beit Hagai and north of Shim'a and the Palestinian village of Samu'a . A major feature of the village is the Hesder Yeshiva , Yeshivat Otniel , co-headed by the Rabbis Binyamin Kalmanzon and Re'em HaCohen, who also serves as the village's Rabbi. A new program has been opened in the yeshiva bringing students from places such as Australia, Poland and the US. Otniel also has a barn, in an attempt to maintain a self-sustaining Jewish agricultural life in Southern Mount Hevron. Students of Otniel yeshiva were victims of a terror attack in 2003, taking the lives of four boys. in another terror attack on the road leading to Otniel, one of the teachers in the yeshiva who is a resident of the settlement was shot and killed while driving. Otniel, a religious settlement in the central Har Hebron region2
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Place in Israel Otniel ( ) is a Jewish Orthodox Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains , south of Hebron in the West Bank . It is under the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council . Approximately 130 families live in Otniel.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Otniel ( ) is an Orthodox Israeli settlement in the West Bank .Located in the southern Judaean Mountains , south of Hebron , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council .In 2024, it had a population of 1,014. 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 Otniel ( ) is an Orthodox Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the southern Judaean Mountains , south of Hebron , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 1,014. 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 Otniel ( Hebrew : עָתְנִיאֵל ) is an Orthodox Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the southern Judaean Mountains , south of Hebron , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 1,014. Otniel is named after the first biblical judge of Israel , Othniel Ben Kenaz ; the settlement is located between the Palestinian cities of Yatta and Dahariya , adjacent to Highway 60 , which connects Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva .Yeshiva of Otniel at night time Othniel serves as a regional center in the Hebron Hills and hosts numerous educational institutions: a Hesder Yeshiva , a high school yeshiva, a middle school, and a regional elementary school for the children of the settlement and the surrounding area.The nearby Jewish settlements to Othniel are Beit Hagai to the north and Shim'a and Mitzpe Eshtemoa to the south. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The view from the Otniel settlement "Regional Statistics" . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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jewish orthodox israeli settlement in the southern judean hills
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orthodox israeli settlement in the west bank
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