Talmon () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank located 8km from Ramallah, next to the Palestinian villages of Al-Janiya, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Zaitounah. Located at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18km east of Modiin, it is organised as a community settlement and 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.

History

According to the ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from various different Palestinian villages in order to construct Talmon, including:

• taking land from private Palestinians citizens of Al-Janiya,

• land confiscated from the town of Al-Ittihad,

• in addition to 289 dunams confiscated from Al-Zaitounah.

Talmon was founded in 1989, with the name taken from the family name of the family of gatekeepers of the Temple in Jerusalem who returned to rebuild Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah.

The settlement of Neria was originally built on land designated for Talmon, but it is now independent.

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 94 percent of voters in Talmon voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 1 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid. 85 percent of voters voted for the Religious Zionist Party-Otzma Yehudit list. The Arab parties did not receive any votes.

Notable residents

• Gilad Sha'er, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers

See also

• Harasha or Haresha, nearby Israeli outpost. Between Talmon and Harasha lies the First Temple-, Roman- (Bar Kokhba revolt), and Byzantine-period site of Wineries Hill/Sheikh 'Aisa.

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