Alfei Menashe
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| Alfei Menashe | |
| Hebrew | אלפי מנשה |
| Government | Local council (from 1987) |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Population | 5 800 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 4 600 dunams (4.6 km²) |
Alfei Menashe is an Israeli settlement on the western edge of Samaria in the central West Bank that achieved local council status in 1987. As of 2006, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics counts 5,800 residents [1].
Despite the town's proximity to the Green Line (less than 2 kilometres east), its similar proximity to the Palestinian town of Qalqilyah has made its inclusion in Israel's West Bank barrier controversial, especially as the looping nature of the barrier's path forms a quasi-enclave of some Arab villages to its south. In September 2005, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government must consider re-routing the barrier in this area.
[edit] External links
- ACRI calls for dismantling of barrier in Alfei Menashe enclave
- Alfei Menashe - UNWRA Emergency Appeal
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