Itamar

32.17406935.308256Koordinaten: 32 ° 10 ' N, 35 ° 18'

Itamar (Hebrew איתמר ) is a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since 1967, with 1,032 inhabitants ( 2009). In 1994, Itamar 273 inhabitants. The settlement was founded in 1984 and is located southeast of Nablus. The village and the surrounding area is known by frequent acts of violence by both Israelis and of Palestinians. 2011, the murder of members of the Fogel family settlers occurred.

The office of the UN, which cares for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( UNOCHA), human rights organizations and the media reported a higher than average number of violent attacks by Itamar settlers against Palestinians. B'Tselem criticized that " Israeli authorities have failed to violent settlers accuse " The Haaretz reported that the Israeli army prevents Palestinians from appointing their own land near Itamar. Settlers from Itamar have repeatedly attacked Palestinians, damaged their property, they prevented with the olive harvest and olive stolen.

The small village Yanun the two - illegal even under Israeli law - is flanked outpost of the settlement of Itamar, had to be abandoned by its inhabitants after they were attacked repeatedly by the outpost without the Israeli army intervened. The villagers left their home in 2002 and moved into the nearby village Aqraba.