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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| August 15 2024 |
Jit, Qalqilya
A violent attack by over 100 masked Israeli settlers occurred in Jit towards dusk. Settlers armed with Kalashnikovs, M16s, and stones attacked the village, firing guns, throwing rocks, and Molotov cocktails. They torched houses and cars, killing Palestinian civilian Rasheed Seda (23) and critically wounding another. Four homes and six vehicles were destroyed.
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| 2022 |
Mount Gerizim Temple
A newly restored residential compound at the Mount Gerizim site was opened to the public, featuring the notable discovery of a golden bell believed to have adorned a priestly robe.
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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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| 2021 |
Mount Gerizim Temple
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority began conservation efforts to enhance the Mount Gerizim archaeological site for tourism.
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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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| May 14 2021 |
Marda, Salfit
During demonstrations, 38-year-old Sharif Khaled Suleiman was killed, marking a tragic moment in the village's recent history.
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| March 2021 |
Beit Dajan, Nablus
Local imam Atef Hanaisheh was shot and killed by the Israeli military during a protest against an unauthorized settler outpost in the village.
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| 2020 |
Kafr Qaddum
By this year, 100 community members, including 6 minors, had been shot and wounded by Israeli troops during ongoing protests.
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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. |
| August 2020 |
Kafr Qaddum
Israeli forces placed three boxes containing explosive devices in the village. One box was found by a child and lightly injured an adult when shaken. An army source claimed the boxes were placed 'for deterrence'.
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| January 30 2020 |
Kafr Qaddum
14-year-old Mohammed Shteiwi/Shatawi was shot in the head with a plastic-coated metal bullet at close range while hiding in a grove, leaving him in a vegetative state.
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| 2019 | Samaritan population reached 820 individuals, continuing a steady growth trend since 2011. |
| July 12 2019 |
Kafr Qaddum
9-year-old Abd el-Rahman Shatawi was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper while watching a demonstration, leaving him confined to a wheelchair.
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| 2018 |
Fara'ata
Israeli settlers spray-painted graffiti in Hebrew reading 'No more administrative orders' on a car in Fara'ata.
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| 2018 |
Holon
Hapoel Holon basketball team wins the state cup for the second time.
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| April 2018 |
Aqraba, Nablus
Another arson attack occurred at the village mosque, with settlers also spray-painting graffiti on the mosque walls.
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| March 2016 |
Kafr Qaddum
An Israeli border policeman shot 11-year-old Khaled Shteiwi/Shatawi in the leg, and then shot an adult villager who came to assist him.
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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 2015 |
Kafr Qaddum
Photographer Ahmed Tala'at was shot in the backside while standing with journalists, armed only with cameras and a gas mask.
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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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| December 2014 |
Kafr Qaddum
Bashar Saleh was shot in the leg while standing with a group of journalists.
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| October 2014 |
Aqraba, Nablus
A village mosque was set on fire in a suspected arson attack by Israeli settlers, classified as a 'price tag' attack.
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| August 2014 |
Aqraba, Nablus
The IDF demolished 4 Palestinian homes in the al-Taweel neighbourhood of Aqraba, claiming they were built without a permit. Villagers disputed this, stating the houses had existed for a century.
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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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| January 2014 |
Kafr Qaddum
A large force of Israeli soldiers entered the village at night, searching for two wanted boys aged 11 and 13, and threw stun grenades into home yards as they left.
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| January 2 2014 |
Kafr Qaddum
85-year-old Saeed Jaser Alim became the first Palestinian casualty of conflict with Israel in 2014, dying after Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters into his home during a clash.
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| 2013 |
Jit, Qalqilya
Israeli plans proposed isolating 1,150 dunums (18.1% of the village's total area) behind the Israeli barrier wall.
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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. |
| 2012 |
Mount Gerizim Temple
Mount Gerizim was nominated to the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the State of Palestine, highlighting its cultural and historical significance.
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| 2012 |
Kafr Qaddum
An Israeli soldier was under investigation for the theft of a large sum of money and gold during a raid against a resident of Kafr Qaddum.
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| 2011 |
Kafr Qaddum
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began regular protests against the Israeli blockade of their village, marking the start of sustained community resistance.
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| 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 |
Kafr Qaddum
An Israeli court ruled the roadblock illegal after a five-year legal process, but simultaneously declared the road 'too dangerous to travel', effectively maintaining the road closure.
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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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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Samaritans, Israelites, Holon, Khirbet Tana et-Tahta, Aqraba, Nablus, Joseph's Tomb, Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jit, Qalqilya, Fara'ata, Samaritan script, Samaritan revolts, Kafr Qaddum, Beit Dajan, Nablus, Marda, Salfit & Mount Gerizim Temple, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.