Lapid

Lapid (Hebrew: לַפִּיד, lit. Torch) is an Israeli community settlement. Located in the Latrun Salient of the Green Line near Modi'in Illit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 2,394.[1]

Lapid

לַפִּיד
Lapid
Coordinates: 31°54′59.39″N 35°1′59.15″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
Founded1996
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,394

History

Lapid was established in 1996. According to B'Tselem, it was built on a strip of land designated no man's land inside the Green Line. Before the Six-Day War in 1967, this territory did not belong to either Jordan or Israel.[2]

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 441 dunam of land from the Palestinian village of Saffa after 1967 for the construction of Lapid.[3]

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Land grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank Btselem
  3. Saffa village profile, ARIJ, p. 17
View of Lapid and Kfar HaOranim
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