Neria (Israeli settlement)

Neria (Hebrew: נֵרִיָּה, Arabic: نيريا, romanized: Nariyā), also known as Talmon Tzafon (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן צָפוֹן, lit. 'North Talmon') or Talmon Bet (Hebrew: טַלְמוֹן ב', lit. 'Talmon B'), is a national-religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank, officially recognised by the Israeli government as a "neighborhood" of Talmon. It sits between Modi'in Illit and Ramallah, is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It has a population of around 300 families.^[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

Neria נריה‎ نيريا
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Coordinates: 31°57′12″N 35°7′33″E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank
Founded	1991

The village was established in 1991 by a number of families who had met at Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, and was named after Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria. The community is led by spiritual leader Rabbi Michael Hershkovitz, a current teacher at Mercaz HaRav.