Sansana

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Place in Judea and Samaria Area

31°21′43″N 34°54′10″E / 31.36194°N 34.90278°E / 31.36194; 34.90278DistrictJudea and Samaria AreaCouncilHar HevronRegionWest BankAffiliationAmanaFounded1997Founded byNahalPopulation

(2022)^[1]

716Websitewww.sansana.org

Sansana (Hebrew: סַנְסַנָּה) is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, to the south-west of Hebron and over the Green Line, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 716.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

History

The settlement was established in 1997 as a Nahal settlement,^[3] the first kvutza arrived on 21 April 1999, and it was civilianised by members of the Or Movement in 2000. Its name is taken from the name of a Biblical village nearby (Joshua 15:31)^[4] and from Song of Songs 7:9;

I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;

References

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ Gabe Kahn, Israel's Junta – IDF Overrules Barak in Sansana. Arutz Sheva, 24 February 2012
^ Probably situated on: Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat. Places in the Bible Today: Sansannah (OpenBible.info)