Sansana

Sansana סנסנה
Sansana סנסנה
Coordinates: 31°21′42.83″N 34°54′10.44″E / 31.3618972°N 34.9029000°ECoordinates: 31°21′42.83″N 34°54′10.44″E / 31.3618972°N 34.9029000°E
Council	Har Hevron
Region	Judaean Mountains
Affiliation	Amana
Founded	1997
Founded by	Nahal
Website	www.sansana.org

Sansana (Hebrew: סנסנה‎, lit. Palm tree) is a religious communal settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Located to the south-west of Hebron and just over the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 244. It was established in 1997 as a Nahal settlement,^[1] 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) 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;

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

Community services offered in Sansana include - kindergartens, beit midrash, library, synagogue, mikvah, clinic and a shop.^[3]

References

1. Gabe Kahn, Israel's Junta – IDF Overrules Barak in Sansana. Arutz Sheva, 24 February 2012
2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
3. http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=22&ArticleID=121

External links

• Sansana Negev Information Centre