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Modi'in Illit (; (アラビア語:موديعين عيليت), lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a Haredi Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008. It is located six kilometres () northeast of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut and is often referred to as Kiryat Sefer (lit. "Book Town"), the name of its first neighborhood, established in 1994. It was built on the land of five Palestinian villages: Ni'lin, Kharbata, Saffa, Bil'in and Dir Qadis.〔 Modi'in Illit encompasses the neighborhoods of Kiryat Sefer and Achuzat Brachfeld (Brachfeld Estates). In December 2009, it had a total population of 46,200,〔 making it the largest Jewish settlement in the area.〔Bronner, Ethan and Kershner, Isabel. (Unsettled; In West Bank Settlements, Sign of Hope for a Deal ), NY Times, July 26, 2009.〕〔Cook, 2008, p. 92.〕 By 2013, the population had increased to 59,332.〔http://www.moin.gov.il/Subjects/Bchirot/Documents/election-yosh.pdf〕 The international community considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. The Israeli government believes that Modi'in Illit would remain within Israeli jurisdiction in a final-status agreement with the Palestinians. ==History== A place named Kiryat Sefer (also called Dvir) is mentioned several times in the Book of Joshua and in the Book of Judges. However, this place is situated south of Hebron, and the Israeli Governmental names committee rejected calling the town Kiryat Sefer as was proposed initially, electing the name Modi'in Illit. The settlement was built on the land of five Palestinian villages: Ni'lin, Kharbata, Saffa, Bil'in and Dir Qadis. The barrier surrounding the city divides the nearby village of Bil'in from most of its olive groves and other agricultural land and is the subject of the documentary Five Broken Cameras. The homes in Kiryat Sefer were completed in 1994, and the local council of Modi'in Illit was given city status ond March 7, 2008. In keeping with its name, which means "Book Town," most of Kiryat Sefer's streets are named after a landmark ''sefer'' (book) written by ''Gedolei Yisrael''. These include: ''Chofetz Chaim'', ''Noda BiYehuda'', ''Meshech Chochma'', ''Avnei Nezer'' and ''Sdei Chemed''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Modi'in Illit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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