Samaritans
Ethnoreligious group native to the Levant
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| 2024 |
Holon
Shay Keinan becomes the latest mayor of Holon, taking office in 2024
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| December 23 2024 |
Holon
Municipal budget approved by Mayor Keinan, implementing significant funding cuts to city museums, including 100% reduction for the Israeli Museum of Caricature and Comics, 96% reduction for the Design Museum, 60% reduction for the Children's Museum, and permanent closure of the Puppet Theater Center.
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| 2022 |
Holon
Hapoel Holon basketball team wins the national championship for the second time.
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| April 9 2022 |
Joseph's Tomb
About 100 Palestinians stormed Joseph's Tomb, shattering the tombstone and damaging infrastructure. Two Haredi Jews were moderately wounded by gunfire while trying to enter the site the following day.
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| September 2021 |
Joseph's Tomb
A convoy of buses carrying Jews for Sukkot prayers was attacked by Palestinians, resulting in two Border Police officers being injured.
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| June 2021 |
Khirbet Tana et-Tahta
Israeli settlers set fire to pastureland used by Palestinian villagers in Khirbet Tana.
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| 2020 | A genetic study by Agranat-Tamr et al. confirmed genetic continuity between Bronze Age and Iron Age southern Levantine populations, including Israelites and Judahites, showing they could be modeled as a mixture of Neolithic local populations and populations from the northeastern Near East. |
| 2019 | Samaritan population reached 820 individuals, continuing a steady growth trend since 2011. |
| 2018 |
Holon
Hapoel Holon basketball team wins the state cup for the second time.
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| March 23 2016 |
Khirbet Tana et-Tahta
An additional 53 structures were destroyed, including animal shelters, latrine units, traditional ovens, and a water reservoir. Some structures predated the 1967 Israeli occupation and some were recently built through humanitarian assistance.
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| March 4 2016 |
Khirbet Tana et-Tahta
Israel demolished 41 buildings in Khirbet Tana, including an Oxfam-funded elementary school constructed by international volunteers.
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| October 18 2015 |
Joseph's Tomb
A group of 30 Jews, instructed by Rabbi Eliezer Berland, went to the tomb without permits to clean and paint the compound. They were attacked by Palestinians, with six people bruised and one vehicle burnt.
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| October 16 2015 |
Joseph's Tomb
Hundreds of Palestinians overran the tomb and set it on fire, damaging the women's section. Palestinian security forces dispersed the crowd and extinguished the flames.
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| July 7 2014 |
Joseph's Tomb
Palestinians attempted to burn down Joseph's Tomb during protests, but Palestinian Authority security forces prevented the arson.
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| October 2013 |
Holon
Holon Fashion Week (HoF13) hosted, featuring international designers including milliner Stephen Jones and BioCouture founder Suzanne Lee.
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| April 19 2013 | Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach assumed the office of Samaritan High Priest, becoming the 133rd generation in the priestly line since 1624. |
| 2011 |
Khirbet Tana et-Tahta
Israeli authorities demolished all structures in Khirbet Tana, including the community's original school.
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| 2011 | Samaritan population grew to 745 individuals, showing a gradual demographic recovery. |
| April 24 2011 |
Joseph's Tomb
Palestinian Authority police officers opened fire on Israeli worshipers, killing Ben-Joseph Livnat (25) and wounding three others.
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| 2010 |
Joseph's Tomb
Visits by Jewish worshippers resumed at the refurbished tomb.
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| 2010 |
Holon
Design Museum Holon opened, the first Israeli museum of design, located near the Médiathèque and Holon Institute of Technology.
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| 2010 |
Holon
Print Screen Festival established as the only digital arts and media arts festival in Israel.
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| August 2010 |
Joseph's Tomb
IDF and Palestinian Authority reached an agreement on renovating the site. Israel's chief rabbis visited and prayed at the tomb with 500 worshippers.
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