Neve Yaakov (Jerusalem)

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Neve Yaakov also Neve Ya'aqov, (Hebrew: נווה יעקב‎‎) (lit. Jacob's Oasis), is an Israeli neighborhood located in East Jerusalem, north of Pisgat Ze'ev and south of al-Ram. Established in 1924 during the period of the British Mandate, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The area was captured by Israel in the Six Day War and a new neighborhood was built there, at which time international opposition to its legitimacy began.

The international community considers Israeli community in East Jerusalem "illegal", but the Israeli government disputes this, defining it as a neighborhood within the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, which provides all services. The population of Neve Yaakov is 30,000. Neve Yaakov is one of Jerusalem's Ring Neighborhoods.