Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden

Hamra (Hebrew: חַמְרָה‎, lit. Red Soil) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley and covering 3,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 173.[1]

Hamra
Hamra
Coordinates: 32°11′56.4″N 35°26′5.64″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilBik'at HaYarden
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1971
Population
 (2019)[1]
173

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

History

The moshav was founded in 1971 and was initially named Atarot, before being renamed after nearby Tel Hamra.[2]

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from two nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Hamra; 1,370 dunams from Furush Beit Dajan, 192 dunams for a military checkpoint close to Hamra,[4] and an unspecified amount from Beit Dajan.[5]

In 2020, a family at the nearby tiny Humsa al-Tata village, above the Hamra checkpoint, was ordered to destroy his home and concrete castings around contiguous structures, including a well, olive trees because Israeli declared it was on an archaeological site. The owner stated that they dwelt there from their great-grandfather's time and no one had every heard of antiques on their land.[6]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49301
  3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. Furush Beit Dajan Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 15
  5. Beit Dajan Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 15
  6. Hagar Shezaf, 'When an Archaeological ‘Find’ Can Evict Palestinians From Their Home,' Haaretz 23 June 2020
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