Ganim
Ganim (Hebrew: גַּנִּים) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, just east of the large Palestinian city of Jenin, under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council.[1]
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 founded in 1983 by members of Betar.[3] Its name was derived from the assumed biblical name of Jenin, the nearby city, which was originally called Ein Ganim (Anem) of the Tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:21). For this reason, Ein Ganim was also the name given to an Israeli community which today is a neighborhood of the Israeli city of Petah Tikva.
The residents of Ganim were evacuated and the synagogue was dismantled by the Israeli army as part of Israel's disengagement in 2005.[4]
On 11 December 2025, the Israeli security cabinet approved the reestablishment of Ganim as part of a decision to establish 19 new settlements.[5]
On 23 July 2026, a Palestinian Authority policeman stabbed a man in the area.[6]
The settlement was reestablished in August 2026. In a statement marking the return of Israeli families to the settlement, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, "Samaria is ours. It is an inseparable part of the Land of Israel and the State of Israel", and added that the repopulation of Ganim had security significance for the rest of Israel.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ About the Council- General Background Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Shomron Regional Councilm until 2005.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Jewish Jenin Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Voices Magazine.
- ↑ Harel, Amos (20 September 2005). "IDF quits Sa-Nur; completes evacuation of Ganim and Kadim". Haaretz.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "הקבינט המדיני־ביטחוני החליט על הקמת 19 התנחלויות חדשות" [Israel’s security cabinet decided to establish 19 new settlements]. שלום עכשיו (in Hebrew). 15 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "IDF kills terrorist who attempted second West Bank stabbing attack in hours". The Jerusalem Post. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Families return to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Ganim 21 years later". ynetnews. 13 August 2026.
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- ↑ "Families return to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Ganim 21 years later". ynetnews. 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha (1 September 2025). "Two decades after Gaza disengagement, first kindergarten opens in Homesh settlement". Ynetnews. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ "New homes erected in evacuated settlement in preparation for repopulation this summer". The Times of Israel. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "בעיצומה של המלחמה: קרוואנים ראשונים בהתנחלות שפונתה ב-2005 - תיעוד". ynet.co.il. 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "חוזרים הביתה: זה הבסיס שצה"ל נטש וצפוי לחזור לפעילות". c14.co.il. 26 February 2026.