Peduel (Hebrew: פְּדוּאֵל) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located about 10 km from the Palestinian city of Burqin, 25 km east of Tel Aviv and adjacent to Alei Zahav, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim and Brukhin, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 2,010. The Shilo Stream passes to the south, and the Shilo Stream Nature Preserve borders Peduel on the north and west.

Peduel פְּדוּאֵל‎
Peduel's water tower gives it a distinct profile
Etymology: Dear
Peduel
Coordinates: 32°3′45″N 35°3′7″E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Shomron
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1984
Population  (2019)[1]	2,010

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

Founded in 1984 on state lands by a group of Orthodox Jewish Israelis from Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut with help from Amana, the yishuv is now home to about 200 families. The town's name is symbolic and is derived from the bible: "And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion" (Isaiah 35,10 and 51,11). The word ransomed in Hebrew is "Pedui", and Pedu-el means "ransomed by God".^{[citation needed]}

Peduel is founded on land which Israel expropriated from the Palestinian towns of Deir Ballut[3] and Kafr ad-Dik.[4]

In 2020, Peduel was one of several Israeli settlement which dumped its untreated sewage onto Deir Ballut land.[5]

Education

There are many institutions located on the settlement: a nursery, three kindergartens, an elementary school, a talmud torah, and the combined pre-army and hesder Eretz Hatzvi yeshiva.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Official website
• Mosdot Peduel - Yeshiva & Pre Army Training
• Photos of Peduel Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine

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