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Hermesh (, ''lit.'' Scythe) is a communal village and an Israeli settlement in the western Samarian hills of the West Bank. Hermesh was founded in 1984 and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 202. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. == History == Hermesh (lit. scythe) was established in 1984 by the Herut Betar settlement organization. Most of the residents of Hermesh are secular Jews or non-Jews. More than half of the population are new immigrants, mainly from the former Soviet Union. Their motivation for living in the region is not ideology but quality of life.〔(Settlers in Hermesh, home of attack victim, make no ideological claims, Haaretz )〕 On October 29, 2002, three residents of Hermesh, Orna Eshel (53), Hadas Turgeman (14), and Linoy Saroussi (14) were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman who entered the village armed with a Kalashnikov.〔(Settlers in Hermesh, home of attack victim, make no ideological claims, Haaretz )〕 A soldier and a resident were wounded in the attack. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.〔(Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000 )〕 On June 20, 2005, a resident of Hermesh, Yevgeny Reider (28) was killed in a shooting attack near Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, in the northern West Bank. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hermesh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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