Peduel

Peduel (Hebrew: פְּדוּאֵל‎), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located about 25 km east of Tel Aviv and adjacent to Alei Zahav, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim and Bruchin, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 2,010. The Shilo Stream passes to the south, and the Shilo Stream Nature Preserve borders Peduel on the north and west.

For the king of Ammon, see Peduel of Ammon.
Peduel

פְּדוּאֵל‎
Peduel's water tower gives it a distinct profile
Peduel
Coordinates: 32°3′44.63″N 35°3′6.84″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1984
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,010
Name meaningDear

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

Founded in 1984 on state lands by a group of Orthodox Jewish Israelis from Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut with help from Amana, the yishuv is now home to about 200 families. The town's name is symbolic and is derived from the bible: "And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion" (Isaiah 35,10 and 51,11). The word ransomed in Hebrew is "Pedui", and Pedu-el means "ransomed by God".

Peduel is founded on land which Israel expropriated from the Palestinian towns of Deir Ballut[3] and Kafr ad-Dik.[4]

In 2020, Peduel was one of several Israeli settlement which dumped its untreated sewage onto Deir Ballut land.[5]

Education

There are many institutions located on the settlement: a nursery, three kindergartens, an elementary school, a talmud torah, and the combined pre-army and hesder Eretz Hatzvi yeshiva.

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. Deir Ballut Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  4. Kafr ad Dik Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
  5. 'Paradise lost': How Israel turned the West Bank into a sewage dump for its settlements, By Shatha Hammad, 21 October 2020, Middle East Eye
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