Karnei Shomron
Local Council in Samaria
Karnei Shomron (Hebrew: קַרְנֵי שׁוֹמְרוֹן, lit. "Rays (of light) of Samaria") is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council established in 1977 in the West Bank, east of Kfar Saba. Karnei Shomron is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Tel Aviv and 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Jerusalem. In 2024 it had a population of 10,541.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History and archaeology
Confiscation of Palestinian land
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from four nearby Palestinian villages of in order to construct Karnei Shomron:
713 dunams from Jinsafut
512 dunams from Deir Istiya
229 dunams from Kafr Laqif
216 dunams from Hajjah.
Local Council neighborhoods
In 1991, several Israeli settlements were merged to become a single municipality called Karnei Shomron Local Council:
Karnei Shomron – established in 1977, 450 families
Ginot Shomron – established in 1984, 850 families
Neve Menachem/Neve Oramin – established in 1991, 220 families
Alonei Shilo – established in 1999, 25 families
Also part of Karnei Shomron are:
Mitzpe Tzvaim
Midreshet Shilat, a midrasha for girls
Ramat Gil'ad
Neve Aliza, a religious neighborhood of American-style homes founded by new immigrants from the United States and Canada in 1985
Nature
The town borders Wadi Qana, a wadi marking the border between lands that are believed to have been the territory of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (Menashe) in biblical times. Wadi Qana (Hebrew name: Nahal Kana), is administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and is defined as a nature reserve.
Leadership
The chief rabbi of Karnei Shomron is Yitzhak HaLevy.
Igal Lahav is the head of the Karnei Shomron Local Council.
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