Shavei Shomron
Shavei Shomron
שָׁבֵי שׁוֹמְרוֹן | |
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Etymology: Returnees of Samaria | |
Coordinates: 32°15′51″N 35°11′6″E / 32.26417°N 35.18500°E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Shomrom |
Region | West Bank |
Affiliation | Amana |
Founded | 1977 |
Founded by | Amana |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,083 |
Website | shavey-shomron.co.il |
Shavei Shomron (
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]
History
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. Using this as justification to secure the Israeli claim to the region, the demonstrators demanded that settlement be initiated in this region. With the support of newly elected Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a residential community was built the following year alongside a military base at a strategically valuable crossroads by residents of nearby Netanya, and with the assistance of the Amana settlement organisation.[citation needed]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from two nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Shavei Shomron: 680 dunums of land were taken from An-Naqura,[2] while 236 dunums were taken from Deir Sharaf.[3]
On 11 October 2022, an
Intifada and disengagement
Like all Israeli settlers, the residents of Shavei Shomron traveled through and conducted business in Nablus and neighboring Arab villages. However, as tensions increased following the
In August 2005, the community hosted mass demonstrations in opposition to the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, which included the forced evacuation of four settlements to the north of Shavei Shomron, and brought a potential frontier to the settlement's backyard. Following their evacuation and demolition, the community hosted some of the former residents of Homesh and Sa-Nur.
As of 2008, residents of Shavei Shomron were being trained by Mishmeret Yesha in counterterrorism tactics and the use of guns.[7]
Demographics
The community has a swimming pool and
]Notable residents
- Limor Son Har-Melech (born 1979), member of the Knesset for the Otzma Yehudit party since 2022[8]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b An Naqura Village profile, ARIJ, p. 15
- ^ a b Deir Sharaf village profile, ARIJ, pp. 15-16
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Another Israeli soldier killed near settlement in occupied West Bank". ArabNews. 11 October 2022.
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- ^ Matthew Wagner (April 4, 2008). "Jews with guns". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (31 May 2022). "There's no place like Homesh: The West Bank's most politically charged hilltop". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
- Shavey-shomron / Official website (in Hebrew)