Giv'on HaHadashah () is an Israel settlement in the West Bank. Located near Giv'at Ze'ev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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.Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.15, (Hebrew) 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. According to the ARIJ, 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: 186 dunams from Biddu,Biddu Town Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18 159 dunams from Beit Ijza,Beit Ijza village profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 16 13 dunams from Al Jib.Al Jib Village Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 18
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.
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