Ganim

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]

For other uses, see Ganim (disambiguation).
Kadim and Ganim on the 2018 OCHA OpT map of Jenin

History

The settlement was founded in 1983 by members of Betar.[3] Its name was derived from the biblical name of Jenin, the nearby city, which was originally called Ein Ganim. Ein Ganim belonged to the area under the control of the Tribe of Issachar. For this reason, Ein-Ganim was also the name given to an Israeli community which today forms part of the Israeli city of Petah Tikva.

Unilateral disengagement

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

References
  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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