Families from Ramat Gan to Establish New Settlement in Northern Samaria

Dozens of families, graduates of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva led by Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira and Rabbi Ben Zion Algazi, are set to establish a new settlement named "Giv'at Shomron" in northern Samaria. The settlement will be located on the site of a former Paratroopers Brigade training base, near the evacuated settlement of Sa-Nur. The initiative was revealed on Thursday following meetings and a tour of the future settlement site attended by the families, Head of the Shomron Regional Council Yossi Dagan, and Rabbi Shapira.

Rabbi Shapira expressed his excitement, stating, "We have waited thousands of years to reach here. We have received a second chance for northern Samaria, and we are not missing it." The establishment of Giv'at Shomron is part of the "Connection Plan" led by the Shomron Regional Council, the Amana movement, and the Settlement Division. This plan aims to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria as part of the "Million in Samaria" initiative.

Dagan presented detailed development and settlement plans for the area, emphasizing that their work is "creating reality" and aims to "correct the disengagement and the Oslo Accords." He added that the new and existing settlements, including Noa and the renewed Homesh, are reclaiming the area, ensuring security, and connecting northern Samaria to the Jordan Valley and the rest of the country.

The establishment of Giv'at Shomron follows decisions by the Israeli cabinet and government, spearheaded by Minister Yisrael Katz and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich. Dagan welcomed the families, calling it a "second chance" and predicting a "great settlement for glory."