Na'omi


Na'omi is a moshav shitufi and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah in order to construct Na'omi.
Na'omi was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'ama due to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.