Giv'on HaHadasha

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 2019 it had a population of 1,067.

Giv'on HaHadasha
גִּבְעוֹן הַחֲדָשָׁה‎
Etymology: New Gibeon
Giv'on HaHadasha
Coordinates: 31°50′55″N 35°9′27″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1895 (original)
1977 (modern)
Founded byImmigrants from Yemen
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,067

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.

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  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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