Tomer

Tomer (Hebrew: תֹּמֶר‎, lit. Palm Tree) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 276.

Tomer תֹּמֶר, תומר‎
Tomer (left) next to Fasayil (right)
Tomer
Coordinates: 32°1′7.33″N 35°26′20″E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Bik'at HaYarden
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1976
Population  (2019)[1]	276
Name meaning	Palm Tree

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3][4][5][6]

History

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 1,049 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Fasayil[7] in order to construct Tomer.

The village was established in 1976,[8] and was named after the trees common in the area. In March 1978 it moved to its present location near Highway 90.

References

1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. "The Jordan Valley – A General Description". Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
4. "Israel prepares for 'fallow' new year". BBC News. 12 September 2007.
5. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (1 July 1984). "Israeli Settlements in Gaza and the West Bank (including Jerusalem); Their Nature and Purpose, Part II". United Nations. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
6. "Another brick in the wall: Saving schools in the West Bank". The Independent. 22 November 2007.
7. Fasayil Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
8. "Tomer". Israeli Settlements in Judea and Samaria. Retrieved July 15, 2012.