French Hill (Hebrew: הגבעה הצרפתית, HaGiv'a HaTzarfatit, Arabic: التلة الفرنسية "at-tel al-faransiya"), also Giv'at Shapira (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) is a neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory occupied during the Six-Day War in 1967, later annexed to Israel under the Jerusalem Law in 1980. The United Nations Security Council declared this law a violation of international law, and states that the Council will not recognize this law, and calls on member states to accept the decision of the council. The International Court of Justice stated in its 2004 Advisory Opinion that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem and therefore also in French Hill) have been established in breach of international law. The European Union considers French Hill to be an illegal settlement in East Jerusalem. Many Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty members and students live in French Hill due to its proximity to the university's Mount Scopus campus.
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