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Unauthorized Israeli Settlement Looks to Expand

By Sharon WeinbergerMar 13th 2010 – 4:14PM
AP

AP

AVIGAYIL, West Bank (March 13) -- As Maor Wiener tells the story, the settlement of Avigayil started in 2001 when the head of the regional council pointed to the top of the hill south of Mount Hebron and suggested it would be a good strategic location. Today, some eight years later, the settlement in the southern part of...

Background on Avigayil

Avigayil or Abigail () is an Israeli settlement located adjacent to Ma'on in the Judean Hills of the West Bank.

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