(“Shomronim” in Hebrew) A distinct religious and ethnic community who believes in an ancient Israelite religion that is distinct from Judaism. While, like the Jews, the Samaritans consider the Five Books of Moses to be the word of God and their sacred scripture, they reject the remainder of Judaic scripture. The Samaritans consider Mt. Gerizim, located in the West Bank town of Nablus, their holiest site. In 2009, there were approximately 750 Samaritans in Israel and the West Bank—about half living on Mt. Gerizim and the other half in the town of Holon in central Israel, outside of the city of Tel Aviv. See The Samaritan’s Community In Israel website at http://www.shomronim.com/.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/samaritans