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Asa'el

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Summary

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Field	Value
name	Asa'el
hebname	עשהאל
image	עשהאל - תצלום אוויר.jpg
foundation	2002
region	West Bank
country	Palestine
council	Har Hevron
district	js
pushpin_map	Israel south wb
pushpin_mapsize	250
coordinates
website	http://asael.org.il

Asa'el (), also known as Mitzpe Asa'el (), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located three kilometres south-east of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, like Asa'el, illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Although built on what the Israeli government claims to be state lands, access roads to the settlement goes over private land owned by Palestinians.

History

The settlement was established in early 2002 as an outpost, and was named after Biblical Asahel from the time of King David ().

In 2008 it was announced that the Yesha Council was making preparations to evacuate the outpost, but the evacuation did not take place. The outpost continued to grow, with 60 new constructions registered between 2010 and 2020, and 12 new constructions in 2021.

The outpost was officially recognized by the Israeli government in September 2023.

References

Magid, Jacob. "US slams legalization of 3 West Bank outposts 'previously illegal under Israeli law'".
(1 January 2019). "ארדן קורץ למתנחלים: "קורא להסדרת המאחז עשהאל"".
Mauricio. (2023-02-15). "The Security and Political Cabinet approved the establishment of 9 new settlements by authorizing 10 illegal outposts in the Occupied Territories".
[https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987721.html The Amona deterrent effect] Haaretz, 28 May 2008
"Asa'el".
"Decree on the Management of Regional Councils (Judea and Samaria) (No. 892), 1981-5771 Regulations on the Management of Regional Councils (Amendment of the Addendum - Adding the settlement "Asa'el" (Mount Hebron Regional Council), 2023-5783".

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