0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast al ▁plain , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Jordan . ▁In ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁organ ised ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁settlement ▁and ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁Regional ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁international ▁community ▁cons iders ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁illegal ▁under ▁international ▁law , ▁but ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁disput es ▁this . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁C ohen ▁Farm . ▁The ▁C ohen ▁Farm ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁on ▁lands ▁purchased ▁from ▁Arab ▁resident ▁of ▁Beth le hem , ▁that ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Fund ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁farm ▁was ▁abandoned ▁during ▁the ▁Arab ▁ri ots , ▁and ▁remained ▁under ▁Jordan ian ▁control ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁A RI J , ▁Israel ▁conf isc ated ▁land ▁from ▁two ▁nearby ▁Palest in ian ▁villages ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁construct ▁Ne ve ▁Daniel : ▁ 5 5 6 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁W adi ▁an - N is , ▁ 2 7 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁ ▁Al - K h ader . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁community ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁an - N abi