Giv'at Har'el

Giv'at Harel ( _he. גבעת הראל) is an Israeli settlement established in 1998 in the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council on the Samarian part of the West Bank north of Nahal Shilo. It is situated just off Highway 60 on a hill between Eli and Shilo.

Giv'at Harel is named after Harel Bin Nun, who was shot and killed by Arab terrorists on August 5, 1998, while he and his friend Shlomo Liebman were on civilian security patrol in the vicinity of Yitzhar. [ [http://www.zionism-israel.com/vic/Terror_1994_2000.htm Palestinian and Arab Terror incidents 1994 - 2000 ] ]

Giv'at Harel, now home to approximately 30 families, was established by Bin Nun's brothers, who grew up in Shilo. Bin-Nun's father, Elhanan, is the rabbi of Shilo.

Shortly after the establishment of the site, an ancient altar, presumed to be an Israelite-era horned altar, was found on the hilltop. [ [http://www.bible.gen.nz/amos/archaeology/altar.htm Horned altars] ]

Daniel Bin Nun, brother of Harel, runs Ranch on the Hill, a therapeutic horseback riding center, in Giv'at Harel. [http://www.chaifriends.com/therapy%20with%20horses%20-%20eng.doc]

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