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Yair Farm is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank
. Located near Nofim
and Yakir
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council
. It is home to around 15 families.
It was first established in 1999. Although it was later evacuated, it was re-established in February 2001. According to Peace Now, the parent settlement of this outpost is Yakir
and 17666 square metres (21,128.4 sq yd) of the area that this outpost is built on is expropriated private Palestinian land. The Sasson Report
reported that the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Construction had allocated 1 million NIS for the construction of several structures at the outpost.
Yair Farm, like all Israeli outposts, is illegal under Israeli law. The international community views Israeli outposts as Israeli settlements and considers them also illegal under international law
, but the Israeli government disputes this.
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. Located near Nofim
Nofim
Nofim is an Israeli settlement located on the western edge of the northern West Bank, about 30 km east of Tel Aviv. The village, under the administrative municipal government of the Shomron Regional Council, is adjacent to Yakir. The Kana Stream passes to the north, west and south...
and Yakir
Yakir
Yakir is a Hebrew name. Notable people with the name include:* Iona Yakir, Red Army commander* Peter Yakir, Soviet dissident and historian, see Human rights in the Soviet Union* Yakir Gueron, Turkish rabbi...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council
Shomron Regional Council
The Shomron Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, in the northern part of the West Bank. The offices of the regional council are located in the Barkan Industrial Park. This regional council provides various municipal services for the 30 Israeli settlements within...
. It is home to around 15 families.
It was first established in 1999. Although it was later evacuated, it was re-established in February 2001. According to Peace Now, the parent settlement of this outpost is Yakir
Yakir
Yakir is a Hebrew name. Notable people with the name include:* Iona Yakir, Red Army commander* Peter Yakir, Soviet dissident and historian, see Human rights in the Soviet Union* Yakir Gueron, Turkish rabbi...
and 17666 square metres (21,128.4 sq yd) of the area that this outpost is built on is expropriated private Palestinian land. The Sasson Report
Sasson Report
The Sasson Report is an official Israeli government report published on 8 March 2005 that concluded that Israeli state bodies had been discreetly diverting millions of shekels to build West Bank settlements and outposts that were illegal under Israeli law...
reported that the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Construction had allocated 1 million NIS for the construction of several structures at the outpost.
Yair Farm, like all Israeli outposts, is illegal under Israeli law. The international community views Israeli outposts as Israeli settlements and considers them also illegal under international law
International law and Israeli settlements
The international community considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories illegal under international law, but Israel maintains that they are consistent with international law because it does not agree that the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the...
, but the Israeli government disputes this.