Shavei Shomron
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Shavei Shomron שָׁבֵי שׁוֹמְרוֹן |
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 Shavei Shomron
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| Coordinates: 32°15′50.60″N 35°11′5.78″E / 32.2640556°N 35.1849389°ECoordinates: 32°15′50.60″N 35°11′5.78″E / 32.2640556°N 35.1849389°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomrom |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founded by | Amana |
| Population (2015) | 879 |
| Name meaning | Returnees of Samaria |
| Website | shavey-shomron.co.il |
Shavei Shomron (Hebrew: שָׁבֵי שׁוֹמְרוֹן, lit. Returnees of Samaria) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located to the west of Nablus (Shechem) on the road to Tulkarm, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 879, mostly religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox Jews. Its municipal jurisdiction is 664 dunams, of which 272 dunams are built up.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
In late 1976, supporters of the Gush Emunim (Bloc of the Faithful) staged a takeover of the abandoned Sebastia railroad station, located outside an Arab village of the same name. The location is in proximity to the ruins of Samaria, the capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel, built by King Omri. Using this as justification to secure the Israeli claim to the region, the demonstrators demanded that settlement be initiated in this region. With the support of newly elected Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a residential community was built the following year alongside a military base at a strategically valuable crossroads by residents of nearby Netanya, and with the assistance of the Amana settlement organisation.
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