Mekhora

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Mekhora
מְכוֹרָה
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Entrance to Mekhora
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Mekhora
Coordinates: 32°9′55″N35°25′22″E / 32.16528°N 35.42278°E / 32.16528; 35.42278
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Bik'at HaYarden
Region West Bank
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded1973
Founded by Nahal
Population
 (2023) [1]
250

Mekhora (Hebrew : מְכוֹרָה, lit.  'Homeland') is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav. [2] It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, [3] Beit Dajan [4] and Beit Furik. [5]

Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [2] In 2023 it had a population of 250. [1]

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

History

According to ARIJ, in 1980 Israel confiscated 438 dunams of land from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, [3] Beit Dajan [4] and Beit Furik [5] in order to construct Mekhora.

The moshav was founded in 1973 by a Nahal brigade, and was originally named Nahal Mekhora. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "מכורה".
  3. 1 2 Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
  4. 1 2 Beit Dajan Village Profile
  5. 1 2 Beit Furik Town Profile
  6. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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