Ganei Modi'in

Ganei Modi'in
גני מודיעין‎
Ganei Modi'in
Coordinates: 31°55′46.4″N 35°01′0.3″E / 31.929556°N 35.016750°E / 31.929556; 35.016750Coordinates: 31°55′46.4″N 35°01′0.3″E / 31.929556°N 35.016750°E / 31.929556; 35.016750
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Mateh Binyamin
Region West Bank
Founded March 1985
Population (2015)[1] 2,347
Name meaning Modi'in Gardens

Ganei Modi'in (Hebrew: גני מודיעין‎, lit. Modi'in Gardens) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located just over the Green Line to the north of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 2,347.

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

History

Plans to establish the settlement was announced by the regional council in 1982, and it was later founded in March 1985.[3] Originally part of Hashmonaim, in 1996 it was merged into Modi'in Illit.[3] However, on 1 January 2016 it was officially recognised as a separate jurisdiction.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Ganei Modi'in Mateh Binyamin Regional Council

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