Hermesh
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Hermesh (Template:Langx) is an Israeli settlement in the western Samarian hills of the West Bank. Founded in 1984, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 295.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
History
Hermesh was established in 1984 by the Mishkei Herut Beitar settlement organization. Most of the residents of Hermesh are secular Jews or non-Jews. More than half of the population are new immigrants, mainly from the former Soviet Union. Their motivation for living in the region is not ideology but quality of life.[2]
On 29 October 2002 three residents of Hermesh, Orna Eshel (53), Hadas Turgeman (14), and Linoy Saroussi (14) were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman who entered the village armed with a Kalashnikov.[2] A soldier and a resident were wounded in the attack. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.[3]
On 20 June 2005 Hermesh resident Yevgeny Reider (28) was killed in a shooting attack near Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, in the northern West Bank. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.[3] On 30 May 2023 settler Meir Tamari (32) was killed in a shooting attack near the entrance of the settlement. Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Archaeology
Frasin, an archeological site located across the road is identified with Kfar Parshai, a site mentioned in the Talmud (Babylonian Talmud, Abodah Zarah, 31a).[4] It also preserves the biblical name 'Peresh' (of the Tribe of Manasseh).
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ a b Settlers in Hermesh, home of attack victim, make no ideological claims, Haaretz
- ^ a b Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 72. ISSN 0333-5844.
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