Giwon HaChadasha
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Giwon HaChadasha גִּבְעוֹן הַחֲדָשָׁה |
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West Bank ( Judea and Samaria ) |
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| Regional administration : | Mateh Benjamin | ||
| Founded : | 1977 | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 51 ' N , 35 ° 9' E | ||
| Residents : | 1,139 (2017) | ||
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Giw'on haChadasha ( Hebrew גִּבְעוֹן הַחֲדָשָׁה) is an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank .
history
The settlement was named after the biblical city of Gibeon , which is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (mainly in Jos 10,10 EU and Jos 10,12 EU ) and which is said to have been located nearby. It is administered by the Mateh Benjamin Regional Council . A Jewish settlement was first established by Yemeni Jews in 1895, but abandoned after several years. They bought the land. In 1924 there was a new settlement. However, in 1929 the settlers were forcibly expelled from their Arab neighbors. In 1948 the Jordanian government took over the area and used it as a military base. In 1977 the Jewish settlement was re-established with the help of the Gush Emunim . Since 2007, a separation fence has been running on the edge of the settlement , which separates Israel from the Palestinian territories. This fence created tension between the settlers and the surrounding Palestinian villages. Arab farmers were cut off from their fields on the other side of the fence.
Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages to build the settlement:
- 186 Dunam of Biddu ( Arabic بدّو)
- 159 Dunam of Bait Ijsa ( Arabic بيت إجزا), such as
- 13 Dunam of al-Djib ( Arabic الجيب).
In 2017 the settlement had 1,139 Israeli residents.
literature
- Amira Hass : A Wall, Arrests and Close Surveillance: How Israel Fences in a Palestinian Family. In: Haaretz , November 2, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biddu Town Profile , ARIJ , 2012, p. 18
- ↑ Beit Ijza village profile , ARIJ, 2012, p. 16
- ^ Al Jib Village Profile , ARIJ, 2012, p. 18.