Sdeh Bar Farm
Sdeh Bar Farm
שדה בר | |
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 Sdeh Bar Farm | |
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| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Region | West Bank |
| Population (2011) | |
Sdeh Bar Farm (Hebrew: חַוַּת שְׂדֶה בָּר, Havat Sdeh Bar) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Originally an Israeli outpost, illegal under Israeli law, it has been retroactively designated a suburb of Nokdim, located adjacent to the Palestinian village of Jubbet ad-Dib.[1] Located south of Bethlehem near the foothills of Herodium,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History
[edit]Sdeh Bar was established in 1998 as an outpost from Nokdim. It was retroactively authorised in 2005 as a neighborhood of Nokdim.[1]
Sde Bar includes a residential program for troubled young Israeli men who lack familial support. It was run by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services.[4] In 2010, the program lost state funding due to reports of drugs and sexual abuse.[1]
Baruch Feldbaum, head of security at Sdeh Bar, was convicted of assaulting and injuring Palestinians in aggravated circumstances after an altercation with shepherds at the settlement.[4]
Since 2012 a boutique dairy restaurant has been operating at the settlement.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c O'Connor, Anne-Marie. "20 minutes from modern Jerusalem, a Palestinian village is stranded in the past". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Sde Bar - gush etzion tourism". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ a b Shragai, Nadav. "Begging Their Pardon". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Amit, Hagai. "Life in a Bubble in the West Bank Settlements". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 July 2017.