Neria (Israeli settlement)

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Place in Judea and Samaria Area

Neria 31°57′12″N 35°7′33″E / 31.95333°N 35.12583°E / 31.95333; 35.12583
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank
Founded	1991

Neria (Hebrew: נֵרִיָּה, Arabic: نيريا, romanized: Nariyā), also known as Talmon Tzafon (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן צָפוֹן, lit. 'North Talmon') or Talmon Bet (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן ב', lit. 'Talmon B'), is a national-religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank, officially recognised by the Israeli government as a "neighborhood" of Talmon. It sits between Modi'in Illit and Ramallah, is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It has a population of around 300 families.^[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

The village was established in 1991 by a number of families who had met at Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, and was named after Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria. The community is led by spiritual leader Rabbi Michael Hershkovitz, a current teacher at Mercaz HaRav.

References

^ Neria's HomePage Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. (Hebrew)
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.