Vered Yeriho

Vered Yeriho (Hebrew: וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ‎, lit. Rose of Jericho) is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 317.[1]

Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho
Coordinates: 31°49′35.03″N 35°25′54.11″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMegilot
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1979
Population
 (2018)[1]
317

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under international law.[2]

History

According to ARIJ, in 1978 Israel confiscated 618 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Vered Yeriho.[3]

The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho, a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Aqabat Jaber section of Jericho. From the scenic perimeter road of the moshav, one can see Jericho and the northern Dead Sea.

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  3. An Nabi Musa Locality Profile, ARIJ, p. 7


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