Kfar HaOranim
| Kfar HaOranim כְּפָר הָאֳרָנִים כפר האורנים | |
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  Kfar HaOranim | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′9.48″N 35°2′17.52″E / 31.9193000°N 35.0382000°ECoordinates: 31°55′9.48″N 35°2′17.52″E / 31.9193000°N 35.0382000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founded by | Amana |
| Population (2015)[1] | 2,700 |
| Name meaning | Village of the Pines |
Kfar HaOranim (Hebrew: כְּפָר הָאֳרָנִים. lit. Village of the Pines), also known as Menora (Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה) or Giv'at Ehud, is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Contiguous with Lapid and located near to the major city of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 2,700.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
Planning for the settlement (then with the name Giv'at Ehud, after Ehud Ben Amiti, a fighter pilot in Operation Opera) began in 1981. The cornerstone was laid in 1984 at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, by which time the name had changed to Menora. However, legal issues over the ownership of the land led to a delay in construction. The first residents finally moved in during October 1997.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.