On a clear day, the hill above Karnei Shomron, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, offers a view of Tel Aviv’s skyscrapers.
“I do feel different from Tel Aviv,” expressed Sondra Baras, a resident of Karnei Shomron for nearly four decades. “I reside in an area that was inhabited by my ancestors thousands of years ago. I reside in Biblical Judea and Samaria, not occupied land.
The distinction between the State of Israel and the land it took from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East War has been removed from the narratives of many of the local inhabitants.
The West Bank is stated as “a region of Israel” in the audio guide for guests at the hilltop viewpoint.
