Leshem (Israeli settlement)

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Leshem
לֶשֶם‎
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Etymology: Gem Stone
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Leshem
Coordinates: 32°4′11″N35°3′4″E / 32.06972°N 35.05111°E / 32.06972; 35.05111
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded2013
Website http://myleshem.co.il

Leshem (Hebrew: לֶשֶם) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. It is located on Route 446, about 13 km (8 miles) west of the Palestinian city of Salfit and about 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Jerusalem, in the Palestinian side of the Israeli West Bank barrier. Leshem is neighbored by the Israeli settlements of Alei Zahav, Peduel, Bruchin, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim, the archeological site of Deir Samaan, and the Palestinian villages Rafat, Kafr ad-Dik, and Deir Ballut.

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Leshem settlement rises to a height of 360 meters (1181.1 feet) above sea level and is stretched across two hills, the eastern hill and the western hill which altogether cover about 497 dunam (122.811 acres).[ citation needed ]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law. [1]

History

In 1999, Lubavitcher Chassidim expressed their interest in putting down roots in what is known today as the western hill of Leshem, and shortly after building permits had been acquired, construction of a new settlement started. The settlement was named Adanim.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Leshem was one of several Israeli settlement which dumped its untreated sewage onto Deir Ballut land. [2]

In March 2025, the security cabinet approved a decision to legalize Leshem as an independent settlement separate from Alei Zahav. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 'Paradise lost': How Israel turned the West Bank into a sewage dump for its settlements, By Shatha Hammad, 21 October 2020, Middle East Eye
  3. ↑ Sharon, Jeremy (23 March 2025). "Security cabinet approves 13 West Bank 'neighborhoods' to become independent settlements". Times of Israel.
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