Ganim

Kadim and Ganim on the 2018 OCHA OpT map of Jenin

Ganim (Hebrew: גַּנִּים) was an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, just west of the large Palestinian city of Jenin, under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council.[1] Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law.[2]

History

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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.

Unilateral disengagement

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The residents of Ganim were evacuated from their homes and the synagogue was dismantled by the Israeli army as part of Israel's disengagement in 2005.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ About the Council- General Background Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Shomron Regional Councilm until 2005.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ Jewish Jenin Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Voices Magazine.
  4. ^ Harel, Amos (2005-09-20). "IDF quits Sa-Nur; completes evacuation of Ganim and Kadim". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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