Pioneering Families to Establish New Samaria Settlement

Pioneering families, graduates of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva, will establish a new settlement called "Giv'a Shomron" (Samaria Hill) on the site of the former Paratroopers' training base near Sa-Nur in the northern Samaria region. The decision was finalized after a series of meetings and site visits, including a tour led by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and Ramat Gan Yeshiva head Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira, accompanied by dozens of prospective residents.

The establishment of Giv'a Shomron is part of the "Connection Plan" spearheaded by the Samaria Regional Council, the "Amana" organization, and the Settlement Division. This broader plan aims to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria, aligning with the Samaria Council's "Million in Samaria" initiative.

During the site tour, Dagan presented a detailed map and outlined the vision for the area. He stated, "The work here is painstaking, but it creates reality. We want to rectify the disengagement and the Oslo Accords, and that is what we are doing now." He emphasized that the new and existing settlements, including Noa and the revitalized Homesh, are reclaiming the territory, enhancing security, and connecting northern Samaria to the Jordan Valley and other parts of Israel.

Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "We have waited thousands of years to reach here." He drew a parallel to the Vilna Gaon's efforts to settle the land and added, "We have received a second chance for northern Samaria, and we are not missing it." He also conveyed his personal connection to the project, stating, "When I come to the world to come, they will ask me what I did in this world, and I will say that I am a friend of Yossi, and that together we were privileged to establish a new settlement in northern Samaria."

The initiative follows a decision by the Israeli cabinet, led by Ministers Israel Katz and Bezalel Smotrich.