▁the ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Convention ' s ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁an ▁occup ying ▁power ' s ▁civil ian ▁population ▁into ▁occupied ▁territory . ▁Israel ▁disput es ▁that ▁the ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁applies ▁to ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁territ ories ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁leg ally ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁prior ▁to ▁Israel ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁them . ▁This ▁view ▁has ▁been ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel ▁has ▁a ▁mixed ▁population ▁of ▁native ▁Israel is ▁and ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁France , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁double d ▁from ▁ 8 0 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 7 7 ▁residents ▁compr ising ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁families . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁residents ▁are ▁religious ▁Z ion ists . ▁ ▁E ph ra im ▁Henry ▁Pav ie ▁house ▁▁ ▁E ph ra im ▁Henry ▁Pav ie ▁is ▁a ▁French - born ▁architect ▁who ▁made ▁ali y ah ▁to ▁Israel ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁purchased ▁a ▁lot ▁in ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁began ▁construct ing ▁a ▁home ▁there