Hermesh

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Hermesh
חֶרְמֵשׁ
Homes in Hermesh
Hermesh
Coordinates: 32°25′23.87″N 35°7′9.11″E / 32.4232972°N 35.1191972°E / 32.4232972; 35.1191972Coordinates: 32°25′23.87″N 35°7′9.11″E / 32.4232972°N 35.1191972°E / 32.4232972; 35.1191972
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Affiliation Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded 1984
Founded by Mishkei Herut Beitar
Name meaning Scythe


Hermesh (Hebrew: חֶרְמֵשׁ, lit. Scythe) is a communal village and an Israeli settlement in the western Samarian hills of the West Bank. Hermesh was founded in 1984 and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 202.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]

History

Hermesh (lit. scythe) was established in 1984 by the Herut Betar 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 October 29, 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.[3] A soldier and a resident were wounded in the attack. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.[4]

On June 20, 2005, a resident of Hermesh, 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.[4]

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