Editing Modi'in Illit (section)

{{Short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Modi'in Illit
| native_name            = {{Hlist
 | {{Lang|he|{{Script/Hebrew|מוֹדִיעִין עִלִּית}}|rtl=yes}}
 | {{Lang|ar|موديعين عيليت|rtl=yes}}
 }}
| settlement_type        = [[List of cities in Israel|City]] (from 2008)
| image_skyline          = File:קרית ספר 5.JPG
| imagesize              = 305
| image_blank_emblem     = Coat of arms of Modiin Ilit.svg
| pushpin_map_alt        = 
| pushpin_map            = West Bank
| pushpin_mapsize        = 
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption    = 
| coordinates            = {{coord|31|55|50|N|35|2|30|E|region:IL|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1      = Region
| subdivision_name1      = [[West Bank]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Districts of Israel|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = 
[[Judea and Samaria Area]]
| established_title      = Founded
| established_date       = 1994
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Yaakov Gutterman
| unit_pref              = dunam
| area_total_dunam       = {{formatnum:4746|R}}
| population_footnotes   = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| population_total       = {{Israel populations|Modi'in Illit}}
| population_as_of       = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_name_sec1        = Name meaning
| blank_info_sec1        = Upper Modi'in
}}

'''Modi'in Illit''' ({{langx|he|מוֹדִיעִין עִלִּית}}; {{langx|ar|موديعين عيليت}}, lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi Jewish]]-[[Israeli settlement]] organized as a [[city council (Israel)|city council]] in the [[West Bank]], situated midway between [[Jerusalem]] and [[Tel Aviv]].

Built on the land of five Palestinian villages–[[Ni'lin]], Kharbata, [[Saffa, Ramallah|Saffa]], [[Bil'in]], and [[Dir Qadis]]<ref name="lmd">{{cite news|author=Gadi Algazi|date=August 2006|title=La Cisjordanie, nouveau " Far Est " du capitalisme israélien|language=fr|newspaper=Le Monde diplomatique|url=http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2006/08/ALGAZI/13834|quote=Modi’in Illit est une colonie juive importante en Cisjordanie, qui occupe les terres de cinq villages palestiniens : Ni’lin, Kharbata, Saffa, Bil’in et Dir Qadis.}}</ref>–Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the [[Government of Israel|Israeli government]] in 2008. The international community has largely viewed Israeli settlements in the West Bank, referred to by Israel as Judea and Samaria, as [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]].<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |work=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=27 November 2010}}</ref> However, Israel disputes this interpretation and maintains that settlements are legal and consistent with international law, citing historical, legal, and security reasons. This position has been upheld by successive Israeli governments.<ref>Gregory S. Mahler (2004). Politics and government in Israel: the maturation of a modern state. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7425-1611-3.</ref>

It is located six kilometres ({{convert|6|km|abbr=off|disp=output only}}) northeast of [[Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut]] and is often referred to as '''Kiryat Sefer''' (lit. "Book Town"), the name of its first neighborhood, established in 1994. Modi'in Illit also encompasses the neighborhood of '''Achuzat Brachfeld''' (Brachfeld Estates). In {{Israel populations|Year}}, it had a total population of {{Israel populations|Modi'in Illit}}, making it the largest [[Jewish settlers|Jewish settlement]] in the area.<ref>Bronner, Ethan and [[Isabel Kershner|Kershner, Isabel]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/middleeast/27settlers.html?pagewanted=all Unsettled; In West Bank Settlements, Sign of Hope for a Deal], NY Times, July 26, 2009.</ref><ref name="Cookp92">Cook, 2008, p. 92.</ref>