Giv'ot Olam (Hebrew: גבעות עולם, lit. 'Hills of Eternity') is an Israeli outpost in the northern West Bank. Located 4.5 kilometres south-east of Itamar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.
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  Giv'ot Olam | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′35″N 35°21′08″E / 32.1598081°N 35.352118°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomrom |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founded by | Avri Ran |
History
Giv'ot Olam was established in late 1998 by Avri Ran, a right wing activist and organic farmer who raises free-range chickens and sells their eggs on the organic food market.[1]
The name derives from Moses' Biblical blessing for Joseph: "with the fruitfulness of the hills of eternity." (Deuteronomy 33:15)
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
References
- ^ Traubmann, Tamara (2 August 2007). "It's organic, but where was it grown?". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
Shortly after human rights lawyer Michael Sfard and Nirit Ben-Horin of Tel Aviv joined the city's organic co-op, they discovered that the eggs came from the farm of Avri Ran, a leader of the Hilltop Youth, and left the co-op.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.