Mehola
{{short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Mehola
| hebname = מחולה
| image = Mehola1392.JPG
| founded = 1967
| founded_by = Bnei Akiva members
| country =
| region = West Bank
| district = js
| council = Bik'at HaYarden
| affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Mehola}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel shomron#West Bank |pushpin_mapsize=250
|coordinates = {{coord|32|21|57|N|35|30|52|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|www.mechola.co.il}}
}}
Mehola ({{langx|he|מחולה}}) is a religious moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley near the Green Line and the Palestinian village of Bardala,Isabel Kershner,[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/world/middleeast/strategic-corridor-in-west-bank-remains-a-stumbling-block-in-mideast-talks.html Strategic Corridor in West Bank Remains a Stumbling Block in Mideast Talks,'], New York Times, 4 January 2014. it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49309 מחולה] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130064136/https://www.jordanvalley.org.il/page_49309 |date=30 November 2021 }} Bikat HaYarden Regional Council {{in lang|he}} With an area of 5,000 dunams, in {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Mehola}}.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}
History
The village was established in 1967 by Bnei Akiva members. It was named after the biblical city of Abel-meholah ({{Bibleverse|Judges|7:22}}, {{Bibleverse|1 Kings|4:12}}, {{Bibleverse|1 Kings|19:16}}), which was located in the area.Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.322 , {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} (English)
The inhabitants of Mehola cultivate some of the village lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Fatur.{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first=W.|last=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=48}}
In 1993, it was the site of Mehola Junction bombing.
In June 2012, the outpost Givat Sal'it ({{langx|he|גבעת סלעית}}) in the northern Jordan Valley was retroactively legalised by redesignating it as a neighbourhood of Mehola, from which it is separated by a major inter-city highway.{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hE0rVejDibWLn9T3Ow797lzZSyqQ?docId=CNG.70570bf855b93efb7f4ebbbab4640559.171| title= Watchdog says Israel 'legalises' another settler outpost| publisher=AFP| date=17 July 2012| access-date=22 April 2013}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
See also
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External links
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- {{Official website}} {{in lang|he}}
{{Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council}}
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Category:Religious Israeli settlements
Category:Populated places established in 1967
Category:1967 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate