Had Ness

Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights

Place in Northern

Had Ness 32°55′39″N 35°38′32″E / 32.92750°N 35.64222°E / 32.92750; 35.64222
District	Northern
Council	Golan
Region	Golan Heights
Affiliation	Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded	1989
Founded by	Mishkei Herut Beitar
Population (2022)	889^[2]
Website	http://www.hadnes4u.co.il/

Had Ness (Hebrew: חַד נֵס) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement, in the Golan Heights. Located adjacent to the Jordan River, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 889.^[2]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law.^[3]

History

Had Ness was established by the revisionist Zionist Herut Beitar settlement movement. Home ownership was approved in March 1982, after the Golan Heights Law was passed in 1981. Families began to move there in 1987.^[4] It was named after 3 settlements, Holit, Dekla and Neot Sinai, evacuated from the Sinai Peninsula as a result of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in 1979.^[5]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this,^[6] and in March 2019 the United States recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
^ Kipnis, Yigal (2013). The Golan Heights: Political History, Settlement and Geography since 1949. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781136740992.
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^ Myre, Greg; Kaplow, Larry (December 29, 2016). "7 Things To Know". NPR. Retrieved April 19, 2019.