Na'amah
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'''Na'ama''' () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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'''Na'ama''' () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
==History== Na'ama was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'amadue to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi. According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah to construct Na'ama.
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