Alon Shvut

Alon Shvut

אַלּוֹן שְׁבוּת‎
ألون شفوت
Alon Shvut אַלּוֹן שְׁבוּת‎; ألون شفوت
Hebrew transcription(s)
• official	Allon Shevut
	Etymology: Oak of return
	Alon Shvut Alon Shvut Alon Shvut
	Coordinates: 31°39′17″N 35°7′40″E / 31.65472°N 35.12778°E
Grid position	162/118 PAL
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Gush Etzion
Region	West Bank
Founded	1970
Population (2022)	3,046

Alon Shvut (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן שְׁבוּת) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank,^[2]^[3] established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah. It is part of the Etzion bloc of the West Bank,^[4] administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council, and neighbors the Israeli settlements of Kfar Etzion, Rosh Tzurim, Neve Daniel, Elazar, Bat Ayin, Migdal Oz, and Efrat.^[5] In 2022, its population was 3,046.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[6]

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Marda Dunsky, [Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,] Columbia University Press, 2013 p.161.
^ Meron Benvenisti,[Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948,] University of California Press, 2003 p.36.
^ Cite error: The named reference katz1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference elazar1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[2] Marda Dunsky, [Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,] Columbia University Press, 2013 p.161.

[3] Meron Benvenisti,[Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948,] University of California Press, 2003 p.36.

[katz1-4] Cite error: The named reference katz1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[elazar1-5] Cite error: The named reference elazar1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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