Kfar Eldad כְּפַר אֶלְדָּד | |
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 View of Kfar Eldad, the outpost ofMaale Rehav'am is on the left. | |
  Kfar Eldad | |
| Coordinates:31°39′14″N35°15′3″E / 31.65389°N 35.25083°E /31.65389; 35.25083 | |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Founded by | Residents ofNokdim |
Kfar Eldad (Hebrew:כְּפַר אֶלְדָּד) is anIsraeli settlement organised as acommunity settlement in theWest Bank, south ofJerusalem. Kfar Eldad is administered by theGush Etzion Regional Council.[2] The settlement is in the vicinity ofHerodium and overlooks theJudean Desert. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, like Kfar Eldad,illegal under international law.[3]
Kfar Eldad is named afterIsrael Eldad, aLehi member and Israeli philosopher. The population is made up of bothnative born Israelis andRussian immigrants.Secular andreligious people live side by side. The settlement was established by families fromNokdim and served as a temporary housing site prior to that town's construction.
In 2012, the population consisted of 80 families.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bankillegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]
