Gitit () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav.Gitit Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden 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
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 514 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct GititAl Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ in addition to 1,085 dunums from Aqraba for Gitit and Itamar.Aqraba Town Profile (including Yanun Locality), ARIJ, p. 16
After the decision to establish a settlement had been made, land was seized from Aqraba first by declaring a closed military area. When the Palestinian owners refused to vacate the area, their tools were sabotaged. Finally, a crop-duster was used to spray the area with poison, in a joint operation approved by the government of Golda Meir in April 1972, involving the IDF and the Jewish Agency.Jonathan Ofir, 'New report outlines how Golda Meir’s Israel poisoned Palestinian land in ethnic cleansing operation.' Mondoweiss 25 June 2023. The village was then established in 1972 as a Nahal settlement. It is named for a musical instrument mentioned in the Bible with a similar shape as the area:Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.19, (Hebrew) f.e. Psalm 8:1.
In 1975 it became a civilian community affiliated with Mishkei Herut Beitar. In 1978 it became a moshav shitufi, but later reverted to moshav ovdim status.
References
External links Village website Primary documents on the establishment of Gitit at Akevot