Mehora

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Mekhora
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Mekhora is located in the Northern West Bank
Mekhora
Mekhora
Coordinates: 32°9′55″N 35°25′22″E / 32.16528°N 35.42278°E / 32.16528; 35.42278
CountryPalestine
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilBik'at HaYarden
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1973
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2024)[1]
270

Mekhora (Hebrew: מְכוֹרָה, lit. 'Homeland') is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav.[2] It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik,[3] Beit Dajan[4] and Beit Furik.[5]

Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2024 it had a population of 270.[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[6]

History

According to ARIJ, in 1980 Israel confiscated 438 dunams of land from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik,[3] Beit Dajan[4] and Beit Furik[5] in order to construct Mekhora.

The moshav was founded in 1973 by a Nahal brigade, and was originally named Nahal Mekhora.[2]

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. "מכורה".
  3. Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
  4. Beit Dajan Village Profile
  5. Beit Furik Town Profile
  6. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.