Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Giv ' on HaHadasha : The settlement was originally established in 1895 by Yemenite Jews , but they left the location after a number of years . It was named after the biblical Gibeon , in Hebrew '' Giv ' on '' ( Joshua 10:10 +12 ) , situated nearby . The village was resettled in 1924 , but its inhabitants fled as a result of the 1929 Palestine riots . It was resettled again in 1977 by members of Gush Emunim , and eventually absorbed many Jewish emigrants from the former Soviet Union , as well as many Sabras . Although it is mostly secular in character , it is also home to a few religiously observant families
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Giv'on HaHadasha