Keida

Keida (Hebrew: קידה), also transcribed Kida, is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank named after a genus of flower that grows in the region. It is situated just off the Allon Road, a five-minute drive east of Shilo, which is the mother-town of these outposts.^[1] It forms one of six Israeli outposts, built on land seized from the Palestinian villages of Jalud, Qaryut, Turmus Ayya and al-Mughayir.^[1] Among the other settlements belonging to the group at Shvut Rachel, Giv'at Har'el, Esh Kodesh, Ahiya^[2] and Adei Ad.^[3] Keida was established without a master plan or permission to build.^[4] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[5]

By 2009, it comprised 35 portable homes.^[6]