Sha'arei Tikva

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Sha'arei Tikva
שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficialShaare Tikvah
Entrance to the settlement
Entrance to the settlement
Sha'arei Tikva is located in the Northern West Bank
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva
Coordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.0269250°E / 32.1228722; 35.0269250Coordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.0269250°E / 32.1228722; 35.0269250
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded19 May 1982
Population
 (2019)[1]
6,039
Websitewww.shaarey-tikva.muni.il

Sha'arei Tikva (Hebrew: שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎, lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. It had a population of around 6,000 as of January 2017.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History[]

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Sha'arei Tikva:

Sha'arei Tikva was founded in 1982 by private sale. The first residents moved there in April 1983. The current population is around 6,000 as of January 2017. The village is run by a local committee.[citation needed]

Demography[]

Sha'arei Tikva is a mixed community of religious and non-religious Jews. It is a dormitory community with most employed people working elsewhere.[citation needed]

Education and culture[]

In 2012, students from Beit Hinuch Ramon School in Shaarei Tikva held a virtual meeting with age-mates from the Tiferet Israel Hebrew school of Los Angeles to celebrate Israel's 64th Yom Ha'atzmaut.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  4. ^ Mas-ha Village Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17
  5. ^ Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 16
  6. ^ Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut

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