- Karnei Shomron
Infobox Israel municipality
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founded=1977
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Karnei Shomron, or Qarne Shomron, (Hebrew: קרני שומרון), meaning literally "the Horns of
Samaria " is anIsraeli local council that was first established in 1977. in the westernSamaria region (West Bank ), east ofKfar Saba . It is convert|48|km|mi north-east of Tel Aviv and convert|85|km|mi north of Jerusalem. According to theIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) end of 2006 estimate, the population of Karnei Shomron is 6,300.Karnei Shomron is now actually made up of a group of several previously independent
Israeli settlement s that were united in 1991:
*Karnei Shomron - established in 1977 and now includes about 450 families,
* Ginot Shomron - established in 1984 and now includes about 850 families,
* Neve Menachem - established in 1991 and now includes about 220 families,as well as newer neighbourhoods called Alonei Shilo (1999, 25 families and a large girlsmidrasha ), Mitzpe Tzvaim, and Ramat Gil'ad.The chief rabbi of Karnei Shomron is Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi. Herzl Ben-Ari is the head of the Karnei Shomron Local Council. Prominent Likud member and
Manhigut Yehudit ChairmanMoshe Feiglin lives in Karnei Shomron.Terror attacks
On
February 16 ,2002 , 3 teenagers were murdered and over 30 civilians were injured in suicide bombing at a pizzeria in the center of town. [ [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/terror.victims/page1.html CNN Victims of Terror for 2002 Page] ]References
External links
* [http://www.karneishomron.co.il/ Karnei Shomron website] he icon
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