Amihai
{{Other uses|Amihai (disambiguation)}}
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| founded_by = Evacuees from Amona
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| district = Judea and Samaria Area
| council = Mateh Binyamin
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Amihai ({{langx|he|עַמִּיחַי}}) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement in the Shilo settlement bloc in the West Bank. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ammihay}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
The international community considers all Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, which the Israeli government disputes.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=9 September 2018}}
There is a plan to expand Amihai both west and east, and to include the outpost of Adei Ad (currently illegal even under Israeli law) in its jurisdiction, thereby legalizing the outpost. This is a highly controversial plan, which according to both critics and advocates, will result in the effective severance of West Bank's territorial contiguity, specifically between Central West Bank (Ramallah and Jerusalem) and Northern West Bank (Nablus, Jenin, etc.). This would have the effect of undermining the prospects of the realization of the Two-state solution.Shalom, Oded. “Oslo Is Dead, Amichai Is Alive.” Ynetnews, September 11, 2018. [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5392886,00.html https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5392886,00.html].“Settlement Report: November 15, 2018.” Foundation for Middle East Peace, November 15, 2018. [https://fmep.org/resource/settlement-report-november-15-2018/ https://fmep.org/resource/settlement-report-november-15-2018/.]
History
Amihai is one of the few Israeli settlements to be founded in the 21st century. Authorization for Amihai was given by the Israeli government as a result of a deal with residents of Amona, who were evacuated from their homes following a 2014 Israeli Supreme Court ruling. Amona's residents asked to be moved to a hill near the Geulat Zion outpost, east of Shilo.
Construction in Amihai began in June 2017. Temporary homes were installed in February 2018, and the first families moved in March 2018.
References
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{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/First-36-homes-go-up-in-new-Amichai-settlement-543239|title=First 36 homes go up in new Amichai settlement|author=Lazaroff, Tovah|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=August 30, 2018}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/policies/2017_dec2583|title=הקמת יישוב למפוני עמונה במועצה האזורית מטה בנימין|trans-title=Foundation of a Locality for Amona Evacuees in Mateh Binyamin Regional Council|publisher=Israeli Prime Minister's Office|date=March 30, 2017|accessdate=August 30, 2018|language=he}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-planning-to-triple-size-of-new-settlement-for-amona-evacuees/|title=State planning to triple size of new settlement for Amona evacuees|author=Magid, Jacob|work=The Times of Israel|date=August 8, 2018|accessdate=August 30, 2018}}
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