Dolev () is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located north-west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin 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 Dolev was established in 1983, by five families who moved to the site on the festival of Sukkot. It is named for nearby Nahal Dolev where dolev trees (Platanus orientalis) grow.מטה בנימין . Binyamin.org.il. Retrieved on 2016-05-20. According to ARIJ, the land was confiscated from three Palestinian villages:
867 dunams (0.867 km2) from Al-Janiya,Al Janiya Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16 157 dunams (0.157 km2) from Ein Qiniya,'Ein Qiniya Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17 22 dunams (0.022 km2) from Deir Ibzi,Deir Ibzi village profile, ARIJ, p. 18 including spring Ein Bubin for irrigation projects.How dispossession happens. The humanitarian impact of the takeover of Palestinian springs by Israeli settlers , March 2012, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory, p. 25, by Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, Aug 29, 2019, Haaretz
In 1988, Ulpanat Dolev girls school established a youth rehabilitation program, Dolev Homes for Youth at Risk, which now has branches in Ashdod and Modi'in. In 2013, 450 girls from all over Israel were enrolled in the program. Dolev Homes received the National Award for Excellence in Education for its contribution to Israeli society over a period of 25 years.Bad girls gone good at Dolev. Jewishlinknj.com (2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2016-05-20.
On Monday 26 August 2019, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu directed the Director General of the Prime Minister's Office to submit for Planning Committee approval at its next meeting, plans for the establishment of a new neighborhood in Dolev, near the Ein Bubin spring after the murder of Rina Shnerb. The new settlement will include approximately 300 new housing units, according to the plans drawn up by the Prime Minister's Office.PM: New neighborhood to be built near scene of terror attack. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/ (2019-27-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-27. On 27 August 2019 it was decided that the new settlement of three hundred homes to be built in Dolev, would be named after Rina Shnerb.New neighborhood to be named after Rina Shnerb. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/ (2019-27-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-27.
Notable residents Moti Yogev (born 1956), Israeli politician (The Jewish Home) David Mintz (born 1959), Israeli judge (Supreme Court of Israel)
References
External links Dolev Mateh Binyamin Regional Council