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Parts from From Wikipedia. Abu Ghosh is located in one of the earliest areas of human habitation in Israel.Archaeological excavations have revealed three Neolithic settlement phases, the middle phase is dated to the 7th millennium BCE There are several versions on the origins of the Abu Gosh clan: According to one version, Abu Ghosh is the name of an Arab family who settled at the location in the early 16th century..According to the Abu Gosh family tradition, they were of Chechen descent, and their founder fought with Selim I. The new Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, in Abu Ghosh, completed in 2014, is the largest mosque in Israel and was built with money donated by the Chechen government When Chaim Weizmann, later the first president of the State of Israel, visited Palestine in the spring of 1920, he was hosted by the residents of Abu Ghosh. From the early 20th century, the leaders of Abu Ghosh worked together and were on friendly terms with the Zionist leaders, and local Jews In 1947-1948, the road to Jerusalem was blocked, as passage through the hills surrounding Jerusalem was crucial for getting supplies to the Jewish parts of the besieged city. Of the 36 Arab Muslim villages in these hills, Abu Ghosh was the only Muslim one that remained neutral, and in many cases helped to keep the road open for Jewish convoys.Many in Abu Ghosh helped Israel with supplies Many of the villagers left Abu Ghosh during the heavy fighting in 1948, but most returned home in the following months. The Israeli government, subsequently on peaceful terms with the village, invested in improving the infrastructure of the village