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'''Leshem''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: לֶשֶם) is a religious [[Israeli settlement]], which is also organized as a community village in the western [[West Bank]]. It is located on Route 446, about 13 km (8 miles) west of the [[State of Palestine|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, Salfit|Rafat]], [[Kafr ad-Dik]], and [[Deir Ballut]].
'''Leshem''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: לֶשֶם) is a religious [[Israeli outpost|Israeli unauthorized settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. It is located on Route 446, about 13 km (8 miles) west of the [[State of Palestine|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]] (of which Leshem is officially "a neighborhood"), [[Peduel]], [[Bruchin]], [[Beit Aryeh-Ofarim]], the archeological site of Deir Samaan, and the Palestinian villages [[Rafat, Salfit|Rafat]], [[Kafr ad-Dik]], and [[Deir Ballut]].


Leshem settlement rises to a height of 360 meters (1181.1 feet) [[Above mean sea level|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).{{cn|date=February 2019}}
Leshem settlement rises to a height of 360 meters (1181.1 feet) [[Above mean sea level|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).{{cn|date=February 2019}}
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Revision as of 18:37, 10 January 2023

Leshem
לֶשֶם‎
Leshem's Overview
Leshem's Overview
Etymology: Gem Stone
Leshem is located in the Central West Bank
Leshem
Leshem
Coordinates: 32°4′11″N 35°3′4″E / 32.06972°N 35.05111°E / 32.06972; 35.05111
CountryIsrael
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded2013
Websitehttp://myleshem.co.il

Leshem (Hebrew: לֶשֶם) is a religious Israeli unauthorized 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 (of which Leshem is officially "a neighborhood"), Peduel, Bruchin, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim, the archeological site of Deir Samaan, and the Palestinian villages Rafat, Kafr ad-Dik, and Deir Ballut.

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, but the Israeli government dispute this.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ 'Paradise lost': How Israel turned the West Bank into a sewage dump for its settlements, By Shatha Hammad, 21 October 2020, Middle East Eye
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