, ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 7 2 5 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁it ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁Regional ▁Council . ▁In ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁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 ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁proph et ▁Am os , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁T ek oa ▁nearby . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁residents , ▁including ▁the ▁Rab bi , ▁Ze v ▁W ulf ▁Char lop , ▁are ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁Israel ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁though ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁C IS ▁have ▁also ▁joined ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Many ▁residents ▁are ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁A ish ▁Ha T or ah , ▁an ▁out re ach ▁group . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁belong ▁to ▁H ared i ▁" L ith uan ian " ▁community . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Category : Rel ig ious ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁Category : G ush ▁Et z ion ▁Regional ▁Council ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Military ▁Governor ate ▁Category : Comm unity ▁settlement s ▁Category : L ith uan ian - J ew ish ▁culture ▁in