Giv'on HaHadasha
Giv'on HaHadasha
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| Etymology: New Gibeon | |
  Giv'on HaHadasha  Giv'on HaHadasha | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′55″N 35°9′27″E / 31.84861°N 35.15750°E | |
| Country | Palestine |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1895 (original) 1977 (modern) |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Yemen |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,171 |
Giv'on HaHadashah (Hebrew: גבעון החדשה, lit. 'New Gibeon') is an Israel settlement in the West Bank, built over land expropriated from the neighboring Palestinian villages of Biddu,[2] Beit Ijza,[3] and Al Jib.[4] It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,171.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]
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.[6] 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 Israeli-born Jews. Although it is mostly secular in character, it is also home to a few religiously observant families.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- 1 2 Biddu Town Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18
- 1 2 Beit Ijza village profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 16
- 1 2 Al Jib Village Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ 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)
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- Yemeni-Jewish diaspora
- Populated places established in 1895
- Populated places established in 1924
- Populated places established in 1977
- Jewish villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- 1929 Palestine riots
- Mateh Binyamin Regional Council
- 1895 establishments in Ottoman Syria
- 1924 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
- 1977 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate
- Community settlements
- Gibeon (ancient city)
- Israeli settlements in the West Bank