Nofim
{{Short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
{{Infobox Israel village
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| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|נוֹפִים}}
| meaning = Views
| founded = 1986
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| district = js
| council = Shomron
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| population = {{Israel populations|Nofim}}
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Nofim ({{langx|he|נוֹפִים}}, lit. Views) is an Israeli settlement on the western edge of the northern West Bank. Located adjacent to Yakir and about 30 km east of Tel Aviv, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Nofim}}.
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
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 625 dunams of land from the nearby Palestinian village of Deir Istiya in order to construct Nofim.[http://vprofile.arij.org/salfit/pdfs/vprofile/Deir.pdf Deir Istiya Town Profile], ARIJ, p. 18
The settlement was founded in 1986 on state lands by a group of secular Jewish Israelis. The Kana Stream passes to the north, west and south.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080421220328/http://sdf.shomron.org.il/yishuv/nofim.html Photos of Nofim]
{{Shomron Regional Council}}
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Category:Non-religious Israeli settlements
Category:Populated places established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in the Israeli Civil Administration area