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Giv'on HaHadasha

Coordinates: 31°50′55″N 35°9′27″E / 31.84861°N 35.15750°E / 31.84861; 35.15750
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Giv'on HaHadasha
גִּבְעוֹן הַחֲדָשָׁה‎
Etymology: New Gibeon
Giv'on HaHadasha is located in the Central West Bank
Giv'on HaHadasha
Giv'on HaHadasha
Coordinates: 31°50′55″N 35°9′27″E / 31.84861°N 35.15750°E / 31.84861; 35.15750
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1895 (original)
1977 (modern)
Founded byImmigrants from Yemen
Population
 (2022)[1]
996

Giv'on HaHadashah (Hebrew: גִּבְעוֹן הַחֲדָשָׁה, lit. New Gibeon) is an Israel settlement northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. Located near Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem and is adjacent to Giv'at Ze'ev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 996.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

The settlement was originally established in 1895 by Yemenite Jews, but they left the location after a number of years. It was named after the biblical Gibeon, in Hebrew Giv'on (Joshua 10:10-12), situated nearby.[3] The village was resettled in 1924, but its inhabitants fled as a result of the 1929 Palestine riots.

It was resettled again in 1977 by members of Gush Emunim, and the Israeli government eventually confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Giv'on HaHadasha roughly where the original Yemenite settlement's lands had been occupied:

The community eventually absorbed many Jewish emigrants from the former Soviet Union, as well as many Sabras. Although it is mostly secular in character, it is also home to a few religiously observant families.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.15, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  4. ^ Biddu Town Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18
  5. ^ Beit Ijza village profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 16
  6. ^ Al Jib Village Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18
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