0 ▁arm ored ▁cars , ▁ 4 ▁arm ored ▁bus es ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁arm or - pl ated ▁tr uck s , ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁An ▁alternative ▁theory ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁another ▁con voy ▁destroyed ▁while ▁attempting ▁at ▁res upp lying ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Daniel ▁" D ani " ▁Mass ▁of ▁the ▁Con voy ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁former ▁U . S . ▁president ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁told ▁his ▁hosts : ▁" I ▁have ▁been ▁fort un ate ▁this ▁afternoon ▁in ▁learning ▁the ▁pers pect ives ▁that ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁have ." ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁Sh a ul ▁Gold stein , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁regional ▁council , ▁Carter ▁said : ▁" This ▁particular ▁settlement ▁area ▁is ▁not ▁one ▁that ▁I ▁can ▁en vision ▁ever ▁being ▁abandoned ▁or ▁changed ▁over ▁into ▁Palest in ian ▁territory . ▁This ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁settlement s ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁line ▁that ▁I ▁think ▁will ▁be ▁here ▁forever ." ▁ ▁Status ▁under ▁international ▁law ▁Like ▁all ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli - occup ied ▁territ ories , ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel ▁is ▁considered ▁illegal ▁under ▁international ▁law , ▁though ▁Israel ▁disput es ▁this . ▁The ▁international ▁community ▁cons iders ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁to ▁viol ate