Ganim

For other uses, see Ganim (disambiguation).

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

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 evicted from their homes 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]

See also

• Homesh
• Kadim
• Sa-Nur

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.
5. "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.

External links

• Disengagement Plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - Revised

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