Lapid, Israel
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Lapid
לַפִּיד | |
|---|---|
  Lapid | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′59″N 35°1′59″E / 31.91639°N 35.03306°ECoordinates: 31°54′59″N 35°1′59″E / 31.91639°N 35.03306°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,394 |
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]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Land grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank Btselem
- ^ Saffa village profile, ARIJ, p. 17
External links[edit]
- Lapid website (in Hebrew)
View of Lapid and Kfar HaOranim
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