Editing Neve Yaakov (section)

{{Short description|Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem}}
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[[File:Neve Yaakov sign.jpg|thumb|350px|Entrance to Neve Yaakov]]

'''Neve Yaakov''' ({{langx|he|נווה יעקב}};  also ''Neve Ya'aqov'', lit. Jacob's Oasis) is an [[Israeli settlement]] in [[East Jerusalem]], part of the [[Israeli-occupied territories]], north of the settlement of [[Pisgat Ze'ev]] and south of the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] locality of [[al-Ram]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/25/west-bank-settlers |access-date=29 November 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |title='We were looking for a nice, peaceful place near Jerusalem'}}</ref> Established in 1924 during the period of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate]], it was depopulated during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]]. The area was captured by [[Israel]] in the [[Six-Day War]] and a new neighborhood was built nearby, at which time international opposition to its legitimacy began.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://euobserver.com/9/29203 |title=Israeli Settlement Construction in East Jerusalem Draws EU Rebuke |last=Phillips |first=Leigh |date=29 December 2009 |access-date=25 April 2011 |work=EU Observer}}</ref> The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=27 November 2010 }}</ref> defining it as a neighborhood within the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, which provides all services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1999/8/Municipal%20Services%20in%20Jerusalem%20-%20Network%20of%20Servi |title=Municipal Services in Jerusalem – Network of Services |date=25 August 1999|access-date=25 April 2011 |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref> The population of Neve Yaakov is 23,300.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerusaleminstitute.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PUB_505_facts-and-trends_eng_2019_web.pdf|title=Jerusalem Facts and Trends|year=2019|author1=Korach, Michal|author2=Choshen, Maya|publisher=[[Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research]]|page=21|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> Neve Yaakov is one of the [[Ring Settlements, East Jerusalem|Ring Settlements]] of East Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aywnAQAAMAAJ&q=new+periphery |page=xxxi |title=On the National Question |magazine=Israel and Palestine |issue=155–162 |year=1990}}</ref> The settlement is also the location of the IDF's [[Central Command (Israel)|Central Command]] for the [[West Bank]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Sharon, Israel|Sharon]], [[Gush Dan]] and [[Shephelah]].