- Giv'at Ze'ev
Infobox Israel municipality
name=Giv'at Ze'ev
imgsize=240
caption=View from the wadi
hebname=Hebrew|גִּבְעַת זְאֵב
arname=جبعت زاب
meaning=Zeev's Hill (also: Wolf Hill)
founded=1982
type=lc
mayor=Amos Tartman
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stdHeb=
altOffSp=
altUnoSp=Givat Zeev
district=js
population=10,796cite web|title=Table 3. - Population of localities numbering over 1,000 residents and other rural population|publisher=CBS |date=2007-12-31 |accessdate=2008-05-09 |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf |format=PDF]
popyear=2006
area_dunam=4841latd=31
latm=51
lats=51
latNS=N
longd=35
longm=10
longs=11
longEW=E
website=http://www.givat-zeev.muni.il/ he iconGiv'at Ze'ev ( _he. גִּבְעַת זְאֵב) is an
Israeli settlement and town governed by a local council, located northwest ofJerusalem . While it lies within the borders of theMatte Binyamin Regional Council , it is a separatemunicipal entity. It is one of the largerIsraeli settlements in theWest Bank with an estimated population of 10,800.Giv'at Ze'ev, named after
Ze'ev Jabotinsky , was founded in 1982 and was declared a local council in 1984. It has six elementary schools and one junior high school. Giv'at Ze'ev is the center of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidim and one of the town's most notable residents is the StolinerRebbe Boruch Yaakov Meir Shochet.It is located just off Highway 443, affording the townspeople easy access to both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area. It is connected to Jerusalem by Egged bus routes 171, 271 and 371 and to Tel-Aviv by Egged bus number 471.
On March 9, 2008, Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert approved the construction of 750 new homes in Giv'at Ze'ev under the Agan Ha'ayalot project. This approval stands in contrast to Olmert's policy of freezing new permits for expansion within existing settlements. Olmert argued that the project was first approved in 1999, but stopped in 2000, as a result of theSecond Intifada . The approval was criticized by thePalestinian Authority , US Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice , and theEuropean Union . On the political right, theShas party took credit for pressuring Olmert to approve the project. [PM Okays Givat Ze'ev Building Project 3/10/2008 Jerusalem Post http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1204546438842&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull]References
External links
* [http://weather.maabarot.org.il/~GivatZeev/ Current weather in Givat Zeev (local weather station)]
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