Ganei Modi'in | |
Meaning: | Modi'in Gardens |
Founded: | March 1985 |
District: | js |
Council: | Mateh Binyamin |
Pushpin Map: | Israel binyamin |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 31.9294°N 35.0167°W |
Ganei Modi'in (Hebrew: גני מודיעין||Modi'in Gardens) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located just over the Green Line to the north of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In, it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
Plans to establish the settlement were announced by the regional council in 1982 and it was founded in March 1985.[2] Originally part of Hashmonaim, in 1996 it was merged into Modi'in Illit.[2] However, on 1 January 2016, it was officially recognised as a separate jurisdiction.[2]