Yamit region
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The Yamit region was an Israeli-developed settlement area in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula that became a focal point of controversy and evacuation prior to Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai in the early 1980s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli settlement region
ⓘ
former populated place ⓘ |
| administratedBy | Israeli military government in Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Likud government settlement policies
ⓘ
Menachem Begin era ⓘ |
| borderingBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRole | adjacent to Israel–Egypt border ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Yamit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Israeli settlements in northeastern Sinai ⓘ |
| controversy |
internal Israeli political dispute over dismantling settlements
ⓘ
resistance by some Israeli settlers to evacuation ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInContextOf | Israeli occupation of Sinai after 1967 ⓘ |
| evacuatedBy |
Israel Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli government authorities ⓘ |
| evacuatedInContextOf |
Camp David Accords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuationCompletedBy |
1982
ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ |
| evacuationReason |
Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
ⓘ
implementation of peace agreement with Egypt ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt–Israel relations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
precedent for later Israeli settlement evacuations
ⓘ
symbol of ideological conflict over territorial compromise ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yamit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature |
Gaza Strip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rafah area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Israeli settlement project in Sinai ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Israeli-occupied territory ⓘ |
| postEvacuationStatus | returned to Egyptian sovereignty ⓘ |
| primaryPopulation | Israeli settlers ⓘ |
| securityRole | forward defense line for Israel in Sinai ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
buffer zone between Israel and Egypt
ⓘ
control of approaches to the Straits of Tiran and Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| timeOfPeakDevelopment | 1970s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1967 to early 1980s ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Israeli domestic debates on land for peace
ⓘ
studies of settlement evacuation precedents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
civilian settlement ⓘ security purposes ⓘ |
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