 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.In late 1976, supporters of the Gush Emunim (Bloc of the Faithful) staged a takeover of the abandoned Sebastia railroad station, located outside an Arab village of the same name.The location is in proximity to the ruins of Samaria, the capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel, built by King Omri.