Giv'ot Olam | |
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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 |
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.
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]
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.