Yakir

For people with the name, see Yakir (name).
Yakir
יַקִּיר‎

Village emblem
Yakir
Coordinates: 32°9′1.18″N 35°6′55.42″E / 32.1503278°N 35.1153944°E / 32.1503278; 35.1153944Coordinates: 32°9′1.18″N 35°6′55.42″E / 32.1503278°N 35.1153944°E / 32.1503278; 35.1153944
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Affiliation Amana
Founded 1981
Population (2015)[1] 1,863
Name meaning Dear, Darling

Yakir (Hebrew: יַקִּיר‎), is a communal Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains about 35 km east of Tel Aviv near Revava and Nofim, on Road 5066 roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. Founded in February 1981, it sits at 420 metres above sea level and is under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,863.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

Etymology

The name is taken from a passage in the Book of Jeremiah (31:20) 'Is Ephraim a darling (yaqir) son unto Me?'"[3][4]

History

The settlement was established in 1981. As of 2013, property was being developed to accommodate a growing need for housing in the town.[5]

In March 2013, the Biton's family car was attacked, near neighboring village of Kif el-Hares, with stones which caused it to get out of control and collide with a truck. Adele Biton was critically injured along with her mother and 2 sisters who were moderately injured. After almost two years in different hospitals and home care, she died on February 17th, 2015.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.473 , ISBN 965-220-186-3
  4. ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.29, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ "US knew of settlement construction plans". 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Toddler dies two years after stone-throwing incident left her critically injured". Haaretz. 17 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Israeli Girl Injured in Palestinian Rock-Throwing Attack in 2013 Dies". New York Times. 17 February 2013.
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