On Friday, David and Michelle took me on a tour of the area. Our first stop was Tzur Hadassah which is where David's daughter lives with her family. It is exactly on the green line separating pre-1967 borders from post 1967 territory. In the photo below you can see from their balcony the Arab village below which is on the other side of the green line.
Above the Arab village, you can see a new Israeli town, which is Haredi.
Wikipedia tells us a bit more about the town--
Tzur Hadassah (Hebrew: צוּר הֲדַסָּה, lit. Rock of Hadassah) is a local council located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Jerusalem, at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of Betar Ilit, about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin. In 2022 it had a population of 12,142. In 2023 it was awarded Local council (Israel) status.
Tzur Hadassah was established in 1956 as a regional centre for nearby moshavim such as (Bar Giora, Mata, Mevo Beitar and Nes Harim) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ras Abu 'Ammar. It was named for the Hadassah organization.
The town has four neighborhoods: The "Vatika" (Old Tzur Hadassah and Shehunat HaMeah); New Tzur Hadassah (Shehunat HaEmek); Sansan (Sansan Mt.); and Har Kitron (Kitron Mt.) which forms the second half of the horseshoe topography of Tzur Hadassah. In 2016, plans for expansion were approved to add 15,000 new residents within 5 years.
In 2023, Tzur Hadassah became a local council and Tomer Moskowitz was appointed mayor.
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